“Since 1984, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has declared May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

More than 100 million people in the United States have asthma and/or allergies. Some people may have more than one of these conditions.

• Nearly 26 million people in the U.S. have asthma (20.7 million adults and 4.8 million children).^1,2
• About 20 million people in the U.S. have food allergies (16.0 million adults and 4.3 million children).^3,4
• About 80 million people in the U.S. have rhinitis due to nasal allergies, also called “hay fever” (66.4 million adults and 13.9 million children).^3,4
• There is no cure for asthma or allergies.

Allergies are one of the most common chronic diseases. A chronic disease lasts a long time or occurs often. An allergy occurs when the body’s immune system sees a substance as harmful and overreacts to it.  It is a long-term disease that causes your airways to become swollen and inflamed, making it hard to breathe. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be managed and controlled.”

Asthman and Allergy Foundation of America (https://aafa.org/asthma/)