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Once that stressor goes away, your anxiety and shortness of breath may resolve.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Even people with normal, healthy lungs can experience cold-like symptoms like coughing or shortness of breath in cold weather, Dr. Chidinma Nwakanma of Penn Medicine recently told CBS News Philadelphia.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Symptoms for moderate to severe bird flu infections may also include high fever, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, altered consciousness and seizures, the CDC says.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Specific health effects People exposed to air pollution can have a number of different symptoms, including burning eyes, sore throat, cough, sinus problems, fatigue, headaches, chest pain, shortness of breath and brain fog, according to Perlmutter.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Shortness of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortness%20of%20breath. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
shortness of breath
noun
: difficulty in drawing sufficient breath : labored breathing
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