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Respiratory Conditions Chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your lungs and airways, causing symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Many people who have COPD may not know it.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Those include allergy symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and irritated eyes and skin, as well as respiratory issues like shortness of breath, chest tightness and aggravation of asthma or COPD.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Knox was diagnosed with COPD last year, and her husband, Starrie, also suffered from asthma and COPD before dying in June from cancer.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Many people who have COPD may not know it.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Those include allergy symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and irritated eyes and skin, as well as respiratory issues like shortness of breath, chest tightness and aggravation of asthma or COPD.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Knox was diagnosed with COPD last year, and her husband, Starrie, also suffered from asthma and COPD before dying in June from cancer.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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“COPD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COPD. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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