June 16th, 2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Asthma, Epilepsy, and Inherited Diseases


Level#1


Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack.


1. What is asthma?








2. What does asthma cause, and what causes it?










3. What can cause an asthma attack to begin?










Level#2


Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack. Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system. it is caused by abnormal brain activity. People with epilepsy often have seizures. A seizure is when a person loses control of his or her body functions. The person often shakes uncontrollably. Medications can be given that control seizures. There is no cure for epilepsy.

1. What is asthma and why is it dangerous?




2. What does asthma cause and what causes asthma?





3. What are things that can cause an asthma attack to begin?





Level#3


Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack. Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system. it is caused by abnormal brain activity. People with epilepsy often have seizures. A seizure is when a person loses control of his or her body functions. The person often shakes uncontrollably. Medications can be given that control seizures. There is no cure for epilepsy. Some diseases are inherited. This means they can be passed from parents to children. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease. It causes some red blood cells to be misshaped. The disease affects more African Americans than any other group or people. It can cause weakness and heart problems. Another inherited disease is hemophilia. Hemophilia is a disease that affects the way the blood cells clot. A person with hemophilia maybe in danger if he or she get a cut or a bruise. The person's blood does not clot, and he or she can bleed too much.

1. Explain what asthma is, what it causes, and what can cause an asthma attack to begin.






2. Explain how asthma can be treated and how it can be controlled.





3. Explain what epilepsy is, what causes it, and how it affects those who have it.






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