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  1. shortness of breathnoun

    Synonyms:
    dyspnea

  2. shortness of breathnoun

    difficulty in breathing; dyspnea

    Synonyms:
    dyspnea

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessnessnoun

    a dyspneic condition

    Synonyms:
    son of a bitch, breathlessness, dickhead, bastard, prick, cocksucker, shit, whoreson, sobbing, asshole

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  1. The CDC:

    Relatively few children with COVID-19 are hospitalized, and fewer children than adults experience fever, cough, or shortness of breath.

  2. Susan Matt:

    Not all homesickness was necessarily going to kill you, but if you had a really acute case, it would qualify as nostalgia, there are lots of different sets of overlapping descriptions : a shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, dysentery, fever, problems with the lungs. Or it was feeling an acute yearning, and then your body would start to close down.

  3. Van Kerkhove:

    They're not quote-unquote Covid symptoms -- meaning they may not have developed fever yet, they may not have had a significant cough, or they may not have shortness of breath -- but some may have mild disease.

  4. Patrice Harris:

    If the symptoms don't get better or they worsen you should call your health care provider, the urgent care or the emergency department, and if the shortness of breath is severe, immediately call 911.

  5. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:

    In about 14 % of cases, the virus causes severe diseases including pneumonia and shortness of breath. And about 5 % of patients have critical diseases including respiratory failure, septic shock and multiorgan failure, in 2 % of reported cases, the virus is fatal, and the risk of death increases the older you are. We see relatively few cases among children. More research is needed to understand why.


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