What is an asthma trigger?

Learning about triggers can help you understand your asthma better.

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  • Understanding asthma: finding support

  • What is asthma?

  • Keeping an asthma diary

  • What are the risks and causes of severe asthma?

  • What are asthma risk factors?

  • What triggers an asthma attack?

  • Tips to prevent asthma and allergies

  • The link between allergies and asthma

  • What happens inside my body during an asthma attack?

  • How can I maintain control of my asthma?

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