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How does asthma work? - Christopher E. Gaw

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More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be deadly? Christopher E. Gaw describes the main symptoms and treatments of asthma.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Christopher E. Gaw
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Animator
Michael Papanicolaou, Alexandros Kimonides
Character Designer
Michael Papanicolaou
Illustrator
Christina Kalli
Sound Designer
Andreas Trachonitis
Producer
Zedem Media
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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