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Asthma What Is Asthma? Asthma is a disease that characterized by: Airway obstruction that is reversible either spontaneously or with treatment chronic airway inflammation Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli Inflammation causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing, particularly at night or early morning Epidemiology 17-20 million Americans (6-10% prevalence) 1% estimated prevalence in mainland of China 10 million medical visits 2 million emergency visits 0.5 million hospitalization 5000 deaths annually M