Library of health and living encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders facts on file library of health and living the encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders tova navarra author tova navarra publisher infobase publishing 2002 isbn 1438120931 9781438120935 length 410 pages export citation bibtex endnote refman. And respiratory disorders facts on file library of health and livinglungs the disease causes the airways to constrict and produce mucus that makes breathing difficult asthma is considered an atopic disease along with eczema and hay fever multiple asthma encyclopediacom asthma is a long term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs it is characterized by variable and recurring. The encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders facts on file library of health living. The encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders facts on file library of health and living tova navarra on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the encyclopedia of asthmas and respiratory disorders provides a comprehensive guide to serious conditions more than 1 the encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders . The encyclopedia of asthma and respiratory disorders asthma definition asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory system that causes breathing difficulty asthma comes from the greek word for panting the disease is an over responsiveness of the respiratory system to stimulating factors it is characterized by repeated temporary episodes of