Causes of Asthma

Asthma Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Asthma:

• Low socioeconomic status
• Poverty
• Substandard housing
• Indoor allergens
• Lack of education
• Inadequate access to health care
• more risk factors »

Race Patterns for Asthma Causes:

Racial Details for Asthma: Asthma affects slightly more African Americans (5.8 percent) than Americans of European descent (5.1 ... (Source: excerpt from Asthma A Concern for Minority Populations, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ...more »

Asthma Causes: Male-Female Gender Ratio

Gender of Patients for Asthma: Women 3:1....more »

Gender Profile of Asthma: From the ages of 20 to 50, women outnumber men 3 to 1 in asthma-related hospital admissions. There is some evidence that asthma... (Source: excerpt from Allergies: NWHIC) ...more »

Asthma: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Asthma, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Asthma:

• Adult asthma
• Asthma inhalers
• Status asthmaticus
• Hyperreactive airway disease
• Exercise-induced asthma
• Exercise-induced bronchospasm
• Airway inflammation
• Intermittent airflow obstruction
• Airway hyperresponsiveness
• Respiratory hypersensitivity
• Bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Asthma: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Asthma: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Asthma:

Causes of Broader Categories of Asthma: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Immune disorders
• Allergic Disorders
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Adolescent conditions
• more types...»

Asthma as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Asthma as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Asthma. Our database lists the following as having Asthma as a complication of that condition:

• Bronchiolitis
• Dextrocardia-bronchiectasis-sinusitis
• Mold allergies
• Occupational asthma -- Bakers
• Occupational Asthma -- Beauticians
• Occupational Asthma -- Boiler Cleaners
• Occupational Asthma -- Brewery Workers
• Occupational Asthma -- Cement Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Chemical Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Chemists
• Occupational Asthma -- Cosmetics Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Detergent Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Dye Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Dye Manufacturers
• Occupational Asthma -- Electroplating Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Epoxy Resin Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Fabric Dying Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Fire Retardant Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Foundry Workers
• Occupational Asthma -- Fur Dying
• Occupational Asthma -- Galvanising Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Hairdressers
• Occupational Asthma -- Hard Metal Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Hospital staff
• Occupational Asthma -- Jewellery Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Laminating Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Laxative Manufacturing
• Occupational Asthma -- Manufacturing Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Medical Sterilisers
• Occupational Asthma -- Nurses
• Occupational Asthma -- Paint Manufacturing Industry
• Occupational asthma -- Pharmaceutical industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Photocopying workers
• Occupational asthma -- Plastics industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Polyurethane Foam Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Polyurethane Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Refining Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Rubber Workers
• Occupational Asthma -- Spray Paining Industry
• Occupational asthma -- Spray Painters
• Occupational Asthma -- Tanning Industry
• Occupational Asthma -- Turbine Cleaners
• Occupational Asthma -- Varnish Manufacture Industry
• Occupational asthma -- Welding industry
• Whooping Cough

Asthma as a symptom:

Conditions listing Asthma as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Asthma. Our database lists the following as having Asthma as a symptom of that condition:

• Airborne allergy
• Allergies
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 1
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 2
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 3
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 4
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 5
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 6
• Asthma-related traits, susceptibility to, 7
• Aureobasidium exposure
• Aureobasidium pullulans exposure
• Caffeine Allergy
• Chemical allergy
• Chemical poisoning -- Abietic Acid
• Chemical poisoning -- Adipic Acid
• Chemical poisoning -- Aluminum
• Chemical poisoning -- Ethylenediamine
• Chemical poisoning -- Paraphenylenediamine
• Chemical poisoning -- Toluene Diisocyanate
• Chemical poisoning -- Triethanolamine
• Chemical poisoning -- Trimellitic Anhydride
• Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Dyserythropoietic Anemia, And Calvarial Hyperostosis
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- chocolate
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- food additives
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- MSG
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- salicylate
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- sulfite
• Food Additive Adverse reaction -- sulphite
• Food Additive Allergy
• Food Additive Allergy -- amaranth
• Food Additive Allergy -- Annatto
• Food Additive Allergy -- antioxidants
• Food Additive Allergy -- benzoate
• Food Additive Allergy -- BHA antioxidants
• Food Additive Allergy -- BHT antioxidants
• Food Additive Allergy -- carageenan gum
• Food Additive Allergy -- Carmine
• Food Additive Allergy -- erythrosine
• Food Additive Allergy -- guar gum
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum acacia
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum tragacanth
• Food Additive Allergy -- lecithin
• Food Additive Allergy -- locust bean gum
• Food Additive Allergy -- quinoline yellow
• Food Additive Allergy -- saffron
• Food Additive Allergy -- salicytes
• Food Additive Allergy -- sulphite
• Food Additive Allergy -- sulphite derivative
• Food Additive Allergy -- sunset yellow
• Food Additive Allergy -- tartrazine
• Food Additive Allergy -- xanthan gum
• Food allergies
• Food Allergy -- abalone
• Food Allergy -- almond
• Food Allergy -- aniseed
• Food Allergy -- apple
• Food Allergy -- apricot
• Food Allergy -- avocado
• Food Allergy -- banana
• Food Allergy -- barley
• Food Allergy -- bean
• Food Allergy -- beef
• Food Allergy -- beer
• Food Allergy -- bell pepper
• Food Allergy -- brazil nut
• Food Allergy -- buckwheat
• Food Allergy -- cabbage
• Food Allergy -- carp
• Food Allergy -- carrot
• Food Allergy -- cashew
• Food Allergy -- castor bean
• Food Allergy -- celery
• Food Allergy -- chamomile tea
• Food Allergy -- cherry
• Food Allergy -- chestnut
• Food Allergy -- chick pea
• Food Allergy -- chicken meat
• Food Allergy -- cinnamon
• Food Allergy -- coconut
• Food Allergy -- codfish
• Food Allergy -- Coriander
• Food Allergy -- crab
• Food Allergy -- crayfish
• Food Allergy -- cumin
• Food Allergy -- date palm
• Food Allergy -- duck meat
• Food Allergy -- fennel
• Food Allergy -- fish
• Food Allergy -- frog
• Food Allergy -- garbanzo (legume)
• Food Allergy -- garlic
• Food Allergy -- goose meat
• Food Allergy -- hazelnut
• Food Allergy -- hops
• Food Allergy -- kidney bean
• Food Allergy -- kiwi fruit
• Food Allergy -- lamb
• Food Allergy -- lentil
• Food Allergy -- lettuce
• Food Allergy -- lima bean
• Food Allergy -- Linden tea
• Food Allergy -- lobster
• Food Allergy -- lychee
• Food Allergy -- mackerel
• Food Allergy -- mango
• Food Allergy -- meat
• Food Allergy -- melon
• Food Allergy -- milk
• Food Allergy -- mollusk
• Food Allergy -- MSG
• Food Allergy -- mussel
• Food Allergy -- mustard leaf
• Food Allergy -- oat
• Food Allergy -- olive
• Food Allergy -- oranges
• Food Allergy -- papaya
• Food Allergy -- paprika
• Food Allergy -- parsley
• Food Allergy -- pea
• Food Allergy -- peach
• Food Allergy -- peanuts
• Food Allergy -- pear
• Food Allergy -- pecan
• Food Allergy -- pine nut
• Food Allergy -- pineapple
• Food Allergy -- plantain
• Food Allergy -- plum
• Food Allergy -- pomegranates
• Food Allergy -- pork
• Food Allergy -- potato
• Food Allergy -- pumpkin
• Food Allergy -- Quorn
• Food Allergy -- red meat
• Food Allergy -- rice
• Food Allergy -- rye
• Food Allergy -- salmon
• Food Allergy -- scallop
• Food Allergy -- sesame
• Food Allergy -- shellfish
• Food Allergy -- shrimp
• Food Allergy -- snail
• Food Allergy -- soy
• Food Allergy -- soybean
• Food Allergy -- spices
• Food Allergy -- strawberry
• Food Allergy -- sulfite
• Food Allergy -- sunflower seeds
• Food Allergy -- thyme
• Food Allergy -- tomato
• Food Allergy -- tree nuts
• Food Allergy -- tuna
• Food Allergy -- turnip
• Food Allergy -- turtle
• Food Allergy -- vegetable oil
• Food Allergy -- walnuts
• Food Allergy -- watermelon
• Food Allergy -- wheat
• Food Allergy -- zucchini
• Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
• Grass pollen allergy
• Gulf War syndrome
• Hay fever
• Herbal Agent overdose -- Garlic
• House dust allergy
• Hypersensitivity reaction
• Hypersensitivity to dust
• Hypersensitivity to food
• Hypersensitivity to Pets
• Hypersensitivity to pollen
• Immune disorders
• Non-Food Allergy -- Aesculus pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- Alder
• Non-Food Allergy -- Alder tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- amaranthus
• Non-Food Allergy -- American feverfew
• Non-Food Allergy -- Amylcinnamic alcohol
• Non-Food Allergy -- Anisyl alcohol
• Non-Food Allergy -- Ash juniper tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- ash tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- beech tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Beet
• Non-Food Allergy -- bent grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- Benzyl alcohol
• Non-Food Allergy -- Benzyl salicylate
• Non-Food Allergy -- Bermuda grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- birch tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Bluegrass
• Non-Food Allergy -- box elder tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Canary grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- Capeweed
• Non-Food Allergy -- Cinnamic alcohol
• Non-Food Allergy -- Cinnamic aldehyde
• Non-Food Allergy -- cocklebur
• Non-Food Allergy -- Coumarin
• Non-Food Allergy -- Cypress tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- daisy
• Non-Food Allergy -- dandelion pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- dust mites
• Non-Food Allergy -- elm tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- English plantain
• Non-Food Allergy -- Eugenol
• Non-Food Allergy -- European Ash tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Geraniol
• Non-Food Allergy -- goosefoot
• Non-Food Allergy -- grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- guayule
• Non-Food Allergy -- hazel tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- hemp
• Non-Food Allergy -- Hickory tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- hop shrub
• Non-Food Allergy -- Hornbeam tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- horse chestnut tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Hydroxycitronellal
• Non-Food Allergy -- Isoeugenol
• Non-Food Allergy -- Johnson grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- Kentucky bluegrass
• Non-Food Allergy -- maple tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Marsh Elder
• Non-Food Allergy -- Monteroy pine tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- mountain cedar tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- mugwort tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Musk ambrette
• Non-Food Allergy -- nettle
• Non-Food Allergy -- Oak moss absolute
• Non-Food Allergy -- Oak tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Olea tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- olive tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- Orache (Atriplex)
• Non-Food Allergy -- orchard grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- Patterson's curse
• Non-Food Allergy -- Pecan trees
• Non-Food Allergy -- perfume
• Non-Food Allergy -- pigweed
• Non-Food Allergy -- plane tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- plantago pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- poplar tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- ragweed
• Non-Food Allergy -- Rapeseed oil
• Non-Food Allergy -- redroot
• Non-Food Allergy -- Redtop grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- Ryegrass pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- sagebrush
• Non-Food Allergy -- Sandalwood oil
• Non-Food Allergy -- Sorrel
• Non-Food Allergy -- Sunflower pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- sweet chestnut tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- sweet vernal grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- tilia tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- timothy grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- tumble weed (Russian thistle)
• Non-Food Allergy -- Velvet grass
• Non-Food Allergy -- wall pellitory
• Non-Food Allergy -- walnut tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- White cedar tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- willow tree
• Non-Food Allergy -- willow tree pollen
• Non-Food Allergy -- Wood tar
• Oculopalatocerebral syndrome
• Peanut Allergy
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Rice millers' syndrome
• Roundworm
• Seafood allergy
• Spice allergy
• Thymus Cancer
• Thymus disorders
• Type I Hypersensitivity
• Velocardiofacial syndrome
• Wells syndrome

Medications or substances causing Asthma:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Asthma as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Carboprost Tromethamine
• Hemabate
• Caramiphen and Phenylpropanolamine
• Ordrine AT Extended Release Capsule
• Rescaps-D S.R. Capsule
• more drugs...»

See full list of 199 medications causing Asthma

What causes Asthma?

Causes: Asthma: Asthma has a high correlation with allergies. Most people with asthma also have allergies. In these people the disease is often known as allergic asthma or allergy induced asthma. The people most at risk for developing asthma include young children who frequently experience colds or other respiratory infections, such as bronchitis. Other major risk factors include having parents with asthma, and eczema, an allergic skin condition. Asthma can also develop from occupational exposure to irritating chemicals. Air pollution, smoking and second hand exposure to smoke also contribute to the risk of developing asthma or experiencing execrations of asthma.

What triggers Asthma?

The following conditions are listed as possible triggers for Asthma:

• Various things can exacerbate asthma or trigger asthma attacks:
  • Allergen exposure
  • Pollens
  • House dust mites
  • Molds
  • Cockroaches
  • Viral respiratory infections
  • Common cold
  • Flu
  • Tobacco smoke
  • Certain environmental pollutants
  • Fumes
  • Air pollution
  • Strong odors
  • Exercise
  • Yelling
  • Crying
  • Laughing
  • Stress
  • Weather changes
  • Cold air
  • Aspirin
  • Certain medications
  • Pets
  • Birds
  • Farm animals
  • Car exhaust fumes

Medical news summaries relating to Asthma:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Asthma:

• 40 percent of city's young children have asthma
• A special CT scan to image asthma effects
• Asthma gene variants linked with brain cancer
• Asthma hospitalization an unacceptable first-line treatment
• Bakery workers more prone to asthma symptoms
• Beuty and home products have been found to produce health harming chemicals
• Breastfeeding may delay onset of food allergies
• Change in climate to greatly affect health
• Childhood asthma is a chronic problem
• Childhood obesity tripling in concern
• Children with genetic defect face greater health risks from passive smoking
• Cockroach allergy very common
• Congenital second hand smoke risks lung disease
• Cow's milk may be the key to many of western society's health problems
• Dust mite allergy
• Dust mites can't survive in unmade beds
• Eczema may be a sign of other allergic conditions
• Eosonophil presence directly linked to asthma
• Excess weight is linked to a myriad of diseases
• Exercise is often a trigger for an asthma attack
• Exposure to indoor pool airborne chemicals may increase asthma risk in children
• Exposure to mould increases risk of childhood asthma
• Farm children less likely to suffer from asthma
• Grape farmers more prone to respiratory problems
• Gulf War Veterans want more studies done to determine link between their symptoms and their service in the war
• High levels of vitamin C in breast milk linked to lower allergy risk
• High salt consumption can cause a range of health problems
• Household chemical linked to asthma risk
• Indoor air purifiers produce dangerous levels of ozone
• New asthma drug has novel approach
• New drug strategy for asthmatics
• Obese women might be misdiagnosed with asthma
• Oral allergy syndrome
• Overweight asthmatics should be encouraged to lose weight
• Researchers report on how to reduce asthma risk in children
• Smoking addiction
• Soy allergy sufferers need to be wary of many foods
• Statins to be trialed as asthma drug
• Stepwise guide to managing asthma
• Stomach microflora found to be responsible for allergen tolerance
• Stress can trigger short term and long term responses in asthmatics
• Study linking asthma to use of cleaning products is misleading says The Soap and Detergent Association
• Surgery may reduce asthma
• Suspicion of asthma
• Therapy to reduce allergies to cats
• Unmade beds can exterminate dust mites
• Vitamin C supplementation during pregnancy may increase the risk of wheezing but vitamin E may decrease the risk
• Worm treatment for asthmatics
• More news »

Related information on causes of Asthma:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Asthma may be found in:

• Risk factors for Asthma
• Medications that may cause Asthma
• Genetics of Asthma
• Hidden causes of Asthma

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