WHAT IS ASTHMA?

• Asthma is a lung disease. It can be life threatening.
• Asthma is chronic. In other words, you live with it every day. 
• Asthma causes breathing problems. 
• These breathing problems are called attacks or episodes of asthma.

WHEN YOU HAVE ASTHMA

It's important to:

• Take your asthma seriously. 
• Take your asthma medicines as directed. 
• When asthma symptoms don't improve, get help.