| Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder and is | | | | continue to be prone to various allergies even in |
| very prevalent in almost all parts of the world. | | | | later stages of life. Sometimes allergy triggered |
| There are mainly two different kinds of asthma. | | | | off by one kind of allergen can be easily |
| Sometimes there are symptoms that resemble | | | | translated into a full blown asthmatic attack also. |
| asthma but do not actually qualify to be the full | | | | Sometimes allergies caused by allergens may lead |
| blown disease. This brings us to the need of | | | | to asthma like symptoms but they do not qualify |
| understanding asthma thoroughly as a disease so | | | | as full blown cases of asthma. Allergies are very |
| that proper prevention and cure can then be | | | | difficult to detect because of the variety of |
| practiced. | | | | allergens as well as the variety of reactions |
| Asthma is generally broadly classified to be of | | | | shown by the patients towards each. But careful |
| two types. These are the categories of bronchial | | | | analysis by a qualified doctor can lead to proper |
| asthma and the categorization is based on the | | | | judgement in the detection of asthma. |
| simple criteria of the predominant factors that | | | | Normally most cases of extrinsic asthma may |
| cause the disease. These two types are: | | | | benefit tremendously with anti-allergic treatments |
| Extrinsic Asthma: Extrinsic asthma is classified as | | | | of different types. This is because the disease is |
| that form of asthma which develops when the | | | | mainly caused due to the allergen triggers and |
| people prone to it are exposed to surroundings | | | | gets suppressed with adequate suppression of |
| containing various allergens. Generally these people | | | | the allergen. But once the allergen is identified or |
| do not show any symptoms and appear to be | | | | even suspected the patients must take care in |
| perfectly healthy but upon exposure to an | | | | not exposing themselves to it to the extent |
| allergen that has the potency to develop | | | | possible. |
| symptoms in them they can develop the | | | | Intrinsic Asthma: This type of asthma is generally |
| symptoms of asthma very quickly. | | | | not a resultant of allergic reaction to any kind of |
| The symptoms thus manifested can range from | | | | allergens. This may occur generally in the later |
| mild to chronic depending upon the reaction of the | | | | stages of life. The disease may take full blown |
| body towards the allergen. The people who | | | | proportions and may manifest all of a sudden. This |
| generally develop asthma this way show a | | | | means that the disease has a way of attacking |
| tendency towards other allergies and infections | | | | the people who do not have any known history |
| also like eczema. If tested it is seen that such | | | | of similar or even remotely similar disorders. This |
| people generally show allergic reactions to one or | | | | also applies to not having any genetic history of |
| more than one allergens. These allergens can be | | | | the disease. These facts make it very difficult for |
| of any kind. They can be food allergens or dust | | | | the patient as well as the doctor as the patient's |
| or animal dander or smoke or pollutants of any | | | | psychological acceptance of any disease is of |
| other kind. | | | | prime importance in any treatment. Since this |
| It is important to understand that the people who | | | | disease is not triggered by allergens, these |
| are usually prone to this kind of asthma may | | | | patients do not respond to the anti-allergic |
| have been suffering from recurrent mild to | | | | treatments of any kind. |
| severe bouts of cold, cough and repeated | | | | Intrinsic asthma normally occurs due to some |
| sneezing. This happens generally because the | | | | disease of the lung that may have existed for a |
| respiratory tract becomes weakened with every | | | | long time but may not have been detected. |
| such bout of cold and since the person is already | | | | Sometimes it is seen that the patients suffering |
| prone to allergies, chances of his system | | | | from some kind of bronchial infection in the early |
| contacting asthma become very high. This is also | | | | stages of life develop intrinsic asthma all of a |
| a type of asthma that is very prevalent in | | | | sudden after many years of the infection being |
| younger stages in life especially in smaller kids | | | | cured and without any manifestation of any kind |
| who get exposed to atmospheric pollutants a lot. | | | | of symptoms of recurrence of the infection. This |
| In the third world countries the situation is very | | | | only goes to show that the lung infections need |
| bleak for patients showing tendencies of extrinsic | | | | to be detected and treated properly and should |
| asthma. This is because the laws controlling the | | | | never be neglected. |
| effect of pollutants from various factories and | | | | Also the people who have had any kind of lung |
| developmental outlets are very poor and most of | | | | disorder should take extra care and get |
| the time they are constantly flouted. So the | | | | themselves checked from time to time. Such |
| tendency of extrinsic asthma can be really called | | | | people should also take care to get the condition |
| as a developmental or lifestyle disease. | | | | of asthma ruled out properly if they ever find |
| It is also seen that many of the patients who | | | | themselves in situations where even mild |
| show tendencies of this type of asthma may | | | | symptoms of asthma are visible in their systems. |