This World Asthma Day, lets uncover the Asthma misconceptions ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 18:06 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Global Burden of Disease Report: In India, around 93 Million people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases; out of this, around 37 million are Asthmatics.
India contributes to only 11.1 per cent of the global asthma burden, however, it accounts for over 42 per cent of all global asthma deaths making it the asthma capital of the world.
In these unprecedented times, the burden of lung diseases has increased manifold. As people get hit by the second wave, citizens are also getting hit by a great deal of misinformation around lung health. This is especially true for asthma wherein there are a lot of misconceptions. This World Asthma Day let us dispel myths and fears regarding asthma and encourage those affected by this condition to live a healthy life.