A member asked:

With covid19 the cdc website now mentions severe chronic disease as a risk factor for poor outcome. is asthma, as an example of a chronic disease, by itself a severe chronic disease or are they referring to, as an example, out of control asthma?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Severity: If your asthma is severe and requires daily medications, then this is a risk factor as cited. A virtual appointment with Healthtap may be useful to you and your PCP. Severity is determined by underlying pathology but may be controlled with medications.

Answered 3/15/2020

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