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What Is Asthma And What Causes It?
Asthma effects the air passages the lungs.First of all, the patient’s air passages are
red and swollen. This is otherwise
known as an inflammation. These
inflamed air passages become very
vulnerable to a variety of triggers that can
bring on asthma attacks. When the
patient inhales any triggers, the air
passages are further inflamed, becoming
more swollen and much narrower. This
then obstructs air flow to and from the
lungs. As a result, the patient will find it
very difficult to breathe and can feel like
they are literally choking.
There are many common home and office
cleaners that can cause or contribute to
both asthma and asthma attacks.However in the last twenty or so years,we have more synthetic and potentially
poisonous chemicals in our everyday
mass-produced and low-cost cleaners.
As these cleaners become more prevalent
and used by most janitorial companies,there have also been dramatic increases
in cases of asthma. Most health experts
believe and have documented a clear
correlation between the prevalence of
these synthetic chemicals and the
increase of asthma cases.
Recent Research Has Discovered These
Startling Facts -
• Asthma is the leading cause of
children’s hospital
admissions.
• Women are getting more
asthma as they are typically |
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more exposed to cleaning
chemicals.
•118% increase in asthma
related deaths in our children
and young adults.
• Approximately 4 million
children aged 0-14 years
reported asthma in the
preceding 12 months from
1993 to 1994.
• 160% increase in asthma rates
in children ages 0-4 years
from 1980 to 1994.
• 74% increase in asthma rates
among children ages 5-14
years.
• Asthma was the underlying
cause of death among 170
children, aged 0-14 years, in
1993.
• 100% increase in death rates
amount children ages 5-14
years from 1980 to 1993.
• Every year, over 160,000
children aged 0-14 years are
hospitalized for asthma.
• $6.2 billion is the estimated
cost of treating illnesses
related to asthma in 1990. Of
that amount, almost $1.6
billion was for inpatient
hospital services.
We offer a unique healthy alternative that will help
resolve existing indoor air
pollution caused by wide-spread
janitorial practices. Contact CleanStart
Service, Inc. today to make your office
healthier and more toxic-free tomorrow. |
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