Reasons You’re Short of Breath
Asthma
Allergies
Anxiety
Carbon Monoxide
A Cold
COVID-19
Pulmonary Embolism
Sleep Apnea
Pneumonia
COPD
Heart Failure
Anemia
A Collapsed Lung
Crying or Being Scared
Myasthenia Gravis
A Broken Heart
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American Lung Association: “Pneumonia,” “Carbon Monoxide.”
American Psychological Association: “Stress effects on the body.”
CDC: “Smoking and COPD,” "How Coronavirus Spreads," "Symptoms of Coronavirus," "What to Do if You Are Sick."
Cleveland Clinic: “Pulmonary Embolism.”
Mayo Clinic: “Common cold,” “Pneumothorax,” “Anemia,” “Carbon monoxide poisoning,” “Allergies and asthma: They often occur together,” “Asthma.”
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: “What is COPD?” “Venous Thromboembolism.”
NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: “Myasthenia Gravis Fact Sheet.”
NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders: “Health Risks of Being Overweight.”
Nemours Foundation: “About Breath-Holding Spells.”
National Health Service: “Breath-holding spells in children.”
PubMed Health: “Pulmonary Embolism.”