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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</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</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%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    When did rates of asthma plateau in the developed world?

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

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

    <p>Maimonides</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pilocarpine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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