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What is the approximate global death toll from asthma in 2019?
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?
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?
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?
What is the trend in global rates of asthma between the 1960s and 2008?
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Which group experienced over 900,000 emergency department visits due to asthma in 2010?
Which group experienced over 900,000 emergency department visits due to asthma in 2010?
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What percentage of the mortality from asthma occurs in low and middle-income countries?
What percentage of the mortality from asthma occurs in low and middle-income countries?
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What is the approximate percentage of people in the United Kingdom affected by asthma?
What is the approximate percentage of people in the United Kingdom affected by asthma?
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When did rates of asthma plateau in the developed world?
When did rates of asthma plateau in the developed world?
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Who wrote a treatise on asthma in Arabic in the 12th century?
Who wrote a treatise on asthma in Arabic in the 12th century?
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What was the drug used for medical treatment of asthma in 1880?
What was the drug used for medical treatment of asthma in 1880?
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