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Asthma in children and what to look out for

Children with asthmatic attacks are given inhalers, which are bronchodilators making the child breathe better. [Courtesy]

Smoking cigarettes when pregnant may lead to your child developing asthma. Other possible causes of asthma are genetic, living in congested hoods, obesity or respiratory conditions that include sinusitis, rhinitis or pneumonia.

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