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difficulty breathing

by Jolanta, Jul 15, 2004 12:00AM

Tags: breathing, respiratory, airways, allergies, Asthma, chronic, lung, Medicine, viral, wheezing, years

Can RAD reoccur every few years due to inffections or allergies or it would be one time thing only and then it would be conidered as asthma?thank you.

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by National Jewish

, Jul 19, 2004 12:00AM

Asthma is a chronic form of reactive airways disease (RAD). Some viral illnesses cause one or two episodes of wheezing. Symptoms that occur as you describe are more likely diagnosed as asthma.

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