Currently, there are various treatments for good control of this condition.
On the first Tuesday in May, since 1998, World Asthma Day is celebrated, a condition that is not completely cured is only controlled and currently affects 320 million people worldwide, and of these, 6 million are children. between 6 and 11 years, of which 75% have as a cause of their illnesses, allergies and 5% of these children have severe and difficult to control asthma. This also reveals that 1 in 10 children in Mexico suffers from this condition.
The difficult to control asthma is characterized by symptoms such as persistent cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, tightness and wheezing, and although treatment is carried with an allergist or pulmonologist doctor, it does not have full control. Being a disabling disease, children cannot carry out activities appropriate to their age and even go to school or carry out any physical activity, however light it may be.
There are some factors that are associated with the development of this disease such as family history, obesity, allergies, allergenic environments, respiratory infections, passive smoking, among others.
How to treat it?
In children younger than 6 years, treatment is by inhaled steroids and the dose depends on the age and severity of the symptoms. For children over 6 years old, there is a choice of monoclonal antibodies, in addition to the well-known bronchodilators, which is a medicine that blocks a protein in the body that increases in allergic patients and is associated with inflammation of the airways. Perfect therapy for children between 6 and 11 years old.