What are the causes of asthma in children?

Families are still very concerned about their children's health, especially when they see them suffering from high-risk diseases such as asthma, they must not be careless. In fact, there are many causes of childhood asthma. Only when the family members understand the specific conditions of the disease and the cause of the child's condition can they provide a basis for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and take protective measures. So what are the causes of childhood asthma?

Childhood asthma is the most common respiratory disease that seriously affects the physical and mental health of children. In recent years, the prevalence and mortality rates of childhood asthma have been on the rise. In 1990, the national asthma prevalence survey for children aged 0-14 years was 0.91%, which rose to 1.5% in 2000. This figure means that there are more than 10 million children with asthma in my country.

With the progress of research on pathogenesis, immunology, molecular biology, pathophysiology, and experimental science, research on asthma prevention and treatment has also made rapid progress in the past 50 years. It has been confirmed that asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease. Due to the continued existence of this chronic inflammatory response, the airways are in a state of hyperresponsiveness, and symptoms will recur when exposed to triggers. Research on the pathogenesis of asthma has developed from the spasm theory to the chronic airway inflammation theory, and has now entered the parallel theory of smooth muscle dysfunction and airway inflammation.

Although adult asthma and childhood asthma have basic similarities in etiology, epidemiology, immunology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and clinical diagnosis and treatment principles, it should be fully understood that children are not just "little adults" or "miniature adults." There are still some big differences between childhood asthma and adult asthma.

Because children are in the process of continuous growth and development in terms of intelligence, physical condition, immunity, and psychology, they have the dynamic characteristics of continuous development and improvement, especially in aspects such as immunology and pathophysiology. Therefore, childhood asthma has its own particularities and is very different from adult asthma. Pediatricians should make full use of the dynamic characteristics of children's development and continuous improvement. Active prevention and treatment can achieve clinical cure and prevent childhood asthma from developing into severe asthma with airway remodeling.

Through the above introduction, everyone has a clear understanding of the causes of childhood asthma. Children are in the developmental stage, and any disease must be treated promptly and correctly. Of course, it is also very important to take preventive measures in daily life. Never let the children's growth be affected or cause them psychological trauma.