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What Covid Means for Asthmatics
Should we be concerned about how Covid-19 may affect asthmatic?
As a lifelong asthma sufferer, I immediately grew concerned about how the coronavirus might affect my asthma.
Asthmatics contend with the flu, seasonal allergies, and other triggers daily. In fact, our bodies require us to be careful, and tactical about our health…moreso than most.
It’s no secret to a severe asthmatic that we have more to be concerned with than those without lung disease…the same flu virus may be a mere nuisance to someone with healthy lungs, but to an asthmatic, it could be lethal.
So, when the coronavirus news broke, that same familiar asthma-flare up fear struck me, and I’m sure you felt it too, my fellow asthmatics.
Compromised Immune Systems and Pre-Existing Conditions
We hear these terms often, and we know that they include us, but we face different fears and lumping us into the at-risk groups doesn’t seem fair.
So this article is for you, asthmatics who are worried about the coronavirus…I’m talking directly to you…
