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moderate to severe difficulty breathing in adults and older children

difficulty breathing can occur when the body's lungs or heart are not working well.

moderate trouble breathing means:

  • it's hard to talk in full sentences.
  • it's hard to breathe with activity.

severe trouble breathing means:

  • you cannot talk at all.
  • you have to work very hard to breathe.
  • you feel like you can't get enough air.
  • you do not feel alert or cannot think clearly.

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