Asthma: Signs, Causes, Diagnosis, and Management

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What is the approximate global death toll from asthma in 2019?

  • Approximately 461,000 (correct)
  • Around 700,000
  • Approximately 262 million
  • Less than 100,000

Who has a higher rate of asthma, adult women or men?

  • Adult women (correct)
  • Both have the same rate
  • Adult men
  • Not mentioned in the text

In which type of countries is asthma more common?

  • Equally common in both developed and developing countries
  • Not mentioned in the text
  • Developing countries
  • Developed countries (correct)

What is the trend in global rates of asthma between the 1960s and 2008?

<p>Increased significantly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group experienced over 900,000 emergency department visits due to asthma in 2010?

<p>Children with asthma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the mortality from asthma occurs in low and middle-income countries?

<p>More than 80% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate percentage of people in the United Kingdom affected by asthma?

<p>5% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did rates of asthma plateau in the developed world?

<p>Mid-1990s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote a treatise on asthma in Arabic in the 12th century?

<p>Maimonides (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the drug used for medical treatment of asthma in 1880?

<p>Pilocarpine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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