The Asthma Wizard
Chapter 11: How Asthma Medicine Works

Let's look through the wizard's magnifying glass to see how the medicine works in the airways of the lungs.

Remember what happens in the airways with asthma. The airways get red and puffy. The lining makes more mucus. The muscles around the airways get tight.

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