| CATEGORY (Skin, General, Viral, Contagious) | Diseases of the Respiratory System |
| SYSTEM | Respiratory System |
| ORGAN | Lungs- bronchioles/ bronchi |
| ALTERNATE NAMES/COMMON NAMES | Reactive Airway Disease (RAD) |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES |
Asthme (French), Das asthma (German), Dama (Hindi) |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | J45 |
| WORLD STATISTICS | In 2011, 235-300 million patients approximately have been diagnosed with Asthma globally |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | According to WHO, 15-20 million Indians have asthma |
| HIGHER PREVELANCE | In Canadians , U.K Australia, New Zealand |
