Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the respiratory tract. Chronic inflammation is associated with bronchial hyperreactivity that results in repeated episodes of wheezing and chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma is characterized by attacks of a dry cough, and there may also exist a shortness of breath and wheezing. There is no specific factor that causes asthma, but we can list factors or triggers that can influence the onset of an acute attack. One of the factors is allergy, i.e. hypersensitivity to certain substances or allergens that are completely harmless in healthy people. Another form of asthma is non-allergic asthma. Non-allergic asthma is present in people in whom allergy is ruled out, but it can be caused by other factors such as dry or cold air, air pollution, heat or humidity, cigarette smoke, steam, odors and chemicals, as well as stress and anxiety. Given that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, its treatment is based mostly on the treatment of inflammation, and the primary goal of asthma treatment is to achieve complete control over symptoms and quality of life with the smallest dose of medication. In the last thirty years, the number of people suffering from asthma has been continuously increasing. The disease occurs in adults up to the age of forty, but it mostly occurs in childhood, so we can say that asthma is the most common form of chronic disease in children. Thus, educators should be educated about asthma and be prepared to react adequately in the event of an acute asthma attack in a child.