Zhong Nanshan academicians map in the "World Asthma Day" seminar, said that nearly 80% of patients with controlled asthma. May 6, is the 10th World Asthma Day, with the theme "Asthma can be controlled." Chinese Medical Association, president of the Chinese academician Zhong Nanshan asthma coalition advisers in the seminar, said that asthma is a common and multiple chronic respiratory disease. The root cause of asthma was mainly due to long-standing non-specific bronchial inflammation, the inflammation is not by bacteria or virus infection, is currently only available through long-term inhalation of the hormone can be effectively controlled. Although not completely cure asthma, but after standardization of treatment, nearly 80 percent of patients with a condition can be completely controlled or good control. Academician Zhong Nanshan said that the current treatment of asthma in patients with asthma also a lot of errors, such as when acute asthma attack, most patients only by taking hormones and aminophylline temporary control of asthma, when the symptoms eased after the formal treatment did not continue; Some patients with inhalation hormone inexplicable fear, without stopping; some patients indiscriminate use of oral hormone, take large doses after easily lead to elevated blood sugar, osteoporosis and other side effects compared with the inhalation of the danger of local administration To big. These non-standard treatment of many patients with impaired lung function, a refractory asthma. Zhong Nanshan also pointed out that the city's pollution, particularly air pollution, is leading to an important factor in the increase in asthma. "Automobile exhaust of nitrogen oxide, ozone and carbon monoxide will cause the incidence of asthma."

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