May require a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease which cannot be cured. Young children suffering from asthma can outgrow it but some children might outgrow the disease and may have it appearing again sometime during their adulthood.
Asthma is usually treated with bronchodilators, allergies with antihistamines, and autoimmune diseases with drugs that are targeted to whatever organ system or systems are involved. Often the treatments have harsh side effects and do little to affect the underlying cause of the disorder.