Childhood asthma is what is known as Asthmatic bronchitis in children in medical terms, which means a bronchitis that is asthmatic in nature. The term asthma refers to the breathlessness that is caused due to the constriction of the respiratory tubes which could be due to spasms caused by certain factors. And asthmatic bronchitis is referred to as the disorder of the respiratory system where the lung tubes meet with episodic or chronic episodes of spasms. The causes, however, may be different from individual to individual. Also, the frequency, the duration and the intensity of attacks also vary from child to child.
The factors that are responsible for determining the intensity of the attack are the individual sensitivity, external factors such as the strength of the allergens.
It goes the same for the frequency and duration of attack as well. Thus, in the case of childhood asthma, it is not difficult to draw the conclusion of childhood asthma as a disorder where determining the internal factors is more than or as important as the external factors. Some of the common symptoms that would accompany this condition in children are cold, runny nose, sneezing, blocked nose, sore throat w/o fever, chest congestion, wheeze etc.
However, there might be also certain cases where the asthma attack may occur suddenly without any asthma warning signs. As far as the causes are concerned, it can be broadly classified into extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The extrinsic factors mainly consist of the environmental factors such as a wide range of allergens, temperature intolerance, and other infections such as viral, bacterial etc. Intrinsic factors on the other hand help the external factors to produce asthma. The susceptibility of the child plays a major role in triggering asthma in children. Hereditary is another major factor.
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