shortness
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Irvan Maulana has struggled with shortness of breath and a cough as wildfire smoke cloaks the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Symptoms include shortness of breath and coughing, often with blood-tainted phlegm.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Patients quickly develop a fever and headache and feel weak, and then rapidly progress to shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery mucus, according to the CDC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced, and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Two hours later, a physician assistant and an attending doctor examined her again and found her complaining of chest pain, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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