Does asthma affect all people in the same way?

Asthma affects people in different ways.

• Some people with asthma have attacks once or twice a year and their attacks may feel like a shortness of breath.
• Other people can get attacks once a week, or even once a day.
• Some asthma attacks are “big” and can cause a person to cough or wheeze nonstop for several minutes.
• Other asthma attacks can be “small” and cause a person to cough softly throughout the day.