0 0 0 Health How does asthma work? Scott Admin posted on 4 years ago — updated on 1 second ago 650 views 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? health asthma Scott Follow Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage".