exacerbation

Example Sentences

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A spokesman told the BBC this would "lead to an exacerbation of the humanitarian problems".

From BBC

"Colin is quite typical of our patients, usually someone with breathlessness, heart failure, infections, exacerbations," she said.

From BBC

At an urgent care facility, she was diagnosed with an asthma exacerbation and given steroids, but they didn’t help.

From Washington Post

Exposure can range from relatively minor effects, like an eye or respiratory tract irritation, to more serious health effects such as exacerbation of asthma, heart failure and premature death, the EPA said.

From Seattle Times

“You have a mix of climate change, poverty and aggressive urbanization, all contributing to the exacerbation of vibrio infections and an increase of other diseases like dengue, zika and parasitic infections.”

From Washington Post