about aasthma...

If mother had or having aasthma means will it affect her child? also aasthma is cureable or not?

[bsmsl]

Asthma is an inflamatory disease that is not curable, but it can be controlled.  Identifiing and controlling trigger exposure is the most beneficial control, but many people do require some sort of medicinal control like allergy medicine or inhaled steroids. Some people require more than that.

Either parent having asthma (or allergies) increases a child's risk of asthma.  It doesn't matter if it is the mother or the father.  The increased risk is identical for either parent having asthma.  If both parents have asthma (or allergies), the risk increases even more.  

I hope that answers your question.  Take care.

[Dr Rajput]

Hi, welcome to the forum, yes, this can be quite possible that the gene responsible for asthma can be inherited by the child. There are certain genes exist which can be inherited by the offspring. We cannot say for sure regarding the chances of transfer of such genes (genes encoding IL-4, ADR2 etc.).

Bronchial asthma is chronic inflammatory condition hence, control of the disease would be more appropriate than the cure. It is usually exaggerated or precipitated during cold season or timing. This condition is sometimes associated with running nose. The triggering factors like dust, fog, pollens etc. can cause the precipitation of these symptoms. An allergy test and pulmonary function tests will help to rule out the cause.