Although Asthma is a disease that can be explained and it is usually caught during childhood and there is no medical definite as to what causes a person to be afflicted with it. This aliment, simply put and is the irritation of the airways that can result in wheezing and shortness of breath.

Due to this condition of the lungs and symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath can be trigger by several things and some of these things are:

Viral Infections

These are sicknesses such as a COLD, flu and a sore throat.

Weather

Sometimes the weather can be too hot, too COLD, or perhaps too windy and for a child who has this disease and it is not under control yet.

Exercises

Here again, if your child's asthma is not under control, exercising can cause them to cough uncontrollably and only to be followed by difficulty breathing. Exercising also borderline playing activities such as tag and follow the leader.

Stress

Increasingly, children are faced with stressful situations and their home and school life and or a sporting group and can be the trigger of the stress.

Smoke

The smoke from a tobacco product, such as a cigarette, the fumes from a vehicle and from burning trash, such as papers and can affect an asthmatic child.

Household Odors

This can be air freshener and insect repellents and cleaning solutions.

A few other things such as animal danger, mould and plants and flowers also triggers and although this is a chronic (lifelong) condition, these symptoms can be brought under control to the point that its symptoms no longer appear and with the help of a doctor.