asthma
| created | [InstanceEdit:9611680] Jassal, Bijay, 2018-06-19 |
| databaseName | DOID |
| dbId | 9611672 |
| definition | A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The disease has_symptom recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), has_symptom chest tightness, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom mucus production and has_symptom coughing. The symptoms appear due to a variety of triggers such as allergens, irritants, respiratory infections, weather changes, exercise, stress, reflux disease, medications, foods and emotional anxiety. |
| displayName | asthma |
| identifier | 2841 |
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| referenceDatabase | [ReferenceDatabase:1247631] DOID |
| schemaClass | Disease |
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| url | https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontologies/doid/terms?obo_id=DOID:2841 |
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