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If you're allergic to cats, do cat allergens harm your lungs as much as second hand smoke?
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Cat allergies: Cat allergies can give you asthma symptoms which usually reverse when you are not around cats anymore, unless you live with one. Smoking predisposes you to a myriad of lung issues, and can potentially cause lung cancer. If you live with a cat, get desensitized, see an allergist.
Answered 9/28/2016
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