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I had asthma when i was a kid.but it's dormant for a 2decades now.will it still come back?& will it be much worse if it did?
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Cannot say: in your particular case. If you smoke, probably yes. If you do not probably not. However, it is quite common for colds/viruses to trigger temporary inflammation of the lung that can last for weeks but eventually clears (regardless of past asthma history).
Answered 11/27/2017
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