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Article: Asthma and allergy quiz.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- May 1, 1991
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1. How many Americans have allergic diseases (including asthma)?
a) 55,000 b) 235,000 c) 22 million d) 1.5 million e) 880,000 f) 55 million g) 9 million
2. Which of these statements, if any, are true? a) 7% of youths nationwide have asthma b) asthma in males increased by 44% between 1980 and 1989 c) the death rate for black men due to asthma is seven times that of white males d) 90% of all asthma deaths occur in ages over 35
3. What are the leading triggers of asthma? a) allergies b) exercise c) upper respiratory infections d) emotions e) irritants
4. What is the most effective treatment for allergy sufferers? a) avoid the ...