What Asthma Is
1 Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is the most common long-term disease of children. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing.

2 We know that family history contributes to susceptibility, but in most cases we don’t know what causes asthma to develop, and we don’t know how to cure asthma. You can control your asthma by knowing the warning signs of an attack, avoiding things that trigger an attack, and following the advice of your doctor.

Effects of Asthma
3 In 2001, 20.3 million Americans had asthma, and 12 million had had an asthma attack in the previous year. If a person has a parent with asthma, he or she is three to six times more likely to develop asthma than is a person who does not have a parent with asthma.

How Asthma Is Diagnosed
4 Asthma can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children under 5 years old. Regular physical exams that include checks of lung function and for allergies can help make the right diagnosis.

5 A health-care provider trying to diagnose asthma will ask you questions about coughing, especially coughing at night, and whether breathing problems are worse after physical activity or during a particular time of year. Providers also ask about other symptoms, such as chest tightness, wheezing, and colds that last more than 10 days.

6 Also, a provider will ask about your family history of asthma, allergy and other breathing problems, and your home environment. He or she also will ask about lost school or work days and limits on your activity.

7 Testing of lung function, called spirometry, is another way to diagnose asthma. A spirometer is a piece of equipment that measures the largest amount of air you can exhale after taking a very deep breath. Airflow can be measured before and after you use an asthma medication.

What An Asthma Attack Is
8 Airways are the paths that carry air to the lungs. As the air moves through the lungs, the airways become smaller, like branches of a tree. During an attack, the sides of the airways in your lungs become inflamed and swollen. Muscles around the airways tighten, and less air passes in and out of the lungs. Excess mucus forms in the airways, clogging them even more. The attack, also called an episode, can include coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and trouble breathing.

Causes Of An Asthma Attack
9Environmental exposures, such as house dust mites and environmental tobacco smoke, are important triggers of an attack. Some of these triggers are listed in the box below.

How Asthma Is Treated
10 You can control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking your medicine as prescribed and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack. It’s just as important that you remove the triggers in your environment that you know make your asthma worse.

11 Medicine for asthma is different for each person. It can be inhaled or taken as a pill and comes in two types—quick-relief and long-term control. Quick-relief medicines control the symptoms of an asthma attack. If you are using your quick-relief medicines more and more you should visit your health-care provider to change your asthma management plan. Long-term control medicines make you have fewer and milder attacks, but they don’t help you if you’re having an attack.

Important Asthma Triggers:

Dust Mites
12 Mattress covers and pillow case covers provide a barrier between house dust mites and the person with asthma. Down-filled pillows, quilts, or comforters should not be used and stuffed animals and clutter should be removed from bedrooms.

Pets
13 Furry pets may trigger an attack. The simplest solution to this situation is to find another home for the pet. However, some pet owners may be too attached to their pets or unable to locate a safe new home for the animal. Any animal causing an allergic reaction should not be allowed in the bedroom. Pets should be kept outside as much as possible and bathed weekly. People with asthma are not allergic to their pet’s fur,so trimming the pet’s fur will not help your asthma. Frequent vacuuming will reduce the presence of the allergen. If the room has a hard surface floor, it should be damp mopped weekly.

Mold
14 When mold is inhaled, it can cause asthma attacks. Eliminating mold throughout the home can help control asthma attacks. Keep humidity levels between 35% and 50%. In hot, humid climates, this may require the use of air conditioning and/or dehumidifiers. Fixing water leaks and cleaning up any mold in the home can also help.

By defining unfamiliar terms such as spirometry, spirometer, and episode, the writer makes this passage
A) more convincing.
B) more complicated.
C) easier to understand.
D) more interesting to a doctor.

I think its b  more complicated

Answer:

C) easier to understand.

the role of social media What evidence could the authors use to support their claim
in the last sentence of this excerpt? Select three options.

20 POINTS PLEASE ANSWER!!

Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?
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TRUE! -nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been
and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease
had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled
them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all
things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things
in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how
healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story.
Read the excerpt from "The Black Cat."
The narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" is horrified by
the effects of his disease, but the narrator of "The Black
Cat" celebrates the effects of his disease.
The narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" denies that he
is suffering from a disease, but the narrator of The
Black Cat is happy with his disease and all of his
actions.
The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" views his disease
as a positive thing, but the narrator of The Black Cat"
admits that the disease made him do terrible things.
The narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" is fairly
emotionless, but the narrator of "The Black Cat is
suffering from the effects of madness.
I not only neglected, but ill-used them. For Pluto, however,
I still retained sufficient regard to restrain me from
maltreating him, as I made no scruple of maltreating the
rabbits, the monkey, or even the dog, when by accident, or
through affection, they came in my way. But my disease
grew upon me-for what disease is like Alcohol! -and at
length even Pluto, who was now becoming old, and
consequently somewhat peevish-even Pluto began to
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In every single American slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished. That was because enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults. There was just one exception to this rule: Louisiana, where the native-born enslaved population kept dropping. Sugar was a killer.

Unlike the Caribbean, Louisiana has cold snaps. That put an additional pressure on the sugar harvest. Not only did the slaves need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills, but the entire crop had to be cut down between mid-October and December. This pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. People needed to work faster than the weather and to keep pace with machines.

What is the authors’ purpose in this passage?

A. to inform the reader that Louisiana had fewer enslaved people than other slave states did
B. to inform the reader that Louisiana's hot weather hastened the sugar harvest to a few months
C. to inform the reader that life for enslaved people improved when sugar mills became powered by steam
D. to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked

Write a summary about book ( IT #2)

WILL MARK BRAINLIEST PLEASE HELP ME
How do the image and caption help readers understand the text?

A.They give readers a chance to figure out if the information in the text is true.

B.They break up the long passages of text to keep readers interested in the author’s topic.

C.They prove to readers the value of learning about new things in several ways.

D.They provide visual and descriptive details that enhance readers’ understanding.

Which writer uses burlesque to great effect in his writing?
Swift
Pope
Marlowe
Locke

1
Which of the following statements regarding scientific studies is true?
А
Once a study is conducted, the results can never be changed.
B
Scientific study must be repeatable, so the data is collected in a reliable way.
С
It does not matter if the results of a study remain the same or change with each test.
D
Scientists create explanations based on belief, even when results do not support
them.

Why do you think humans are so curious about animals? Explain your thinking.

Students should include examples in their comparative essays because
O
each paragraph needs a topic sentence.
each paragraph needs a concluding sentence.
examples support the thesis statement
examples always include historical detail.
O

Which writer translated and popularized the tale of Newton sitting under the apple tree while contemplating the laws of
gravity?
Galileo
Swift
Sirian
Voltaire

Which of these phrases from the poem above is an example of alliteration?
A.
I could see Tom
B.
gave a kiss to Paul
C.
they thought that
D.
checked my locker

During the scene at the Morningside Heights apartment, how does Nick initially react to the behavior of the other characters? How does he end up behaving differently from the way he acted back home, and why is this significant?

8. The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing.




A. needs



B. need

Look at this image. A large, bright cloud of gas with its tail moving into a small swirl of gases. What is most likely the purpose of the blue area surrounding the black hole? to reveal the color of a black hole to make the image visually appealing to show the effect of the black hole’s gravity to show that it is cold around a black hole

Abigail admits to John Proctor that she and the other girls were simply dancing in the woods, with no intention of witchcraft. She explains that Betty fainted afterwards because she was frightened by her uncle. Since it is clear that the witchcraft here is not real, what do you think that Betty’s fainting symbolizes in the overall plot?

What happened when Myers first sent his poems and stories to publishing houses?

How does Harrison bergerons physical description help create satire

Not managing your debt wisely can result in
An increase in your credit score
A decrease in your credit score
Inaccessible credit score
No change in your credit score

With which statement would the author of the passage MOST LIKELY
agree?
A)
It is best not to go underground during a severe
storm.
B)
Alabama is not a good place to live because of
tornadoes.
C)
Ignoring warning signs can lead to life-threatening
consequences.
D)
Rescue workers need to act more quickly during a
natural disaster.

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Which best describes a villanelle?

A. A poetic form that repeats three lines at least three times
throughout the poem
B. A poetic form that uses repeated end words but does not repeat
full lines
C. A poetic form that repeats two entire lines and includes an
intricate rhyme scheme
D. A poetic form that uses noticeable repetition but does not use
rhyme​

In the Passage, review the underlined phrases in
the paragraph on page 4.
Click on the underlined phrase in which the
committee expresses a point of view that
contrasts with its own.
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I need help on the topic of Macbeth

The purpose of propaganda is to change or control people's behavior.

True
False

92 PTS!!! "A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning." Brad Henry - How did this teacher do this?

Review the paragraph that begins at the bottom of page 2 and continues on page 3.

I need an example of literary analysis please

English
Using the Correct Homophone
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cite = verb, "to reference or call upon"
sight = noun, "something seen or worth seeing,
something perceived"
site = noun, "location or place"
Review the words, their parts of speech, and their
definitions. Which sentences use the underlined word
correctly? Check all that apply.
My reference sites five different authors.
I must cite the research I used in my essay.
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We caught sight of a whale off the coast.
This web cite has the best book prices.
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This is the way a letter or a word sounds when spoken.