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Was just diagnosed with asthma. help is this serious?
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Depends: Asthma has multiple levels of severity, mild to severe. Talk to your doctor about an asthma action plan. As long as you have it under control and know what triggers it, you should have nothing to fear.
Answered 3/26/2013
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