If you feel discomfort while breathing and cannot draw a complete breath, you have breathing problems. As you are unable to breathe properly, the carbon dioxide in the body cannot be exchanged with oxygen in the air you breathe efficiently, resulting in a lack of oxygen. The conditions that can cause breathing problems are asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, COPD, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, etc.
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Can COVID-19 patients be asymptomatic?
Query: Hi doctor, My sister's COVID-19 report is positive. She had breathing difficulty, which later got minimized, but we failed to understand that it could be COVID-19. Now she has no symptoms like fever, cough, or body pain. But now, when one of her colleagues in her office is tested positive, she also... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I get your concern toward your sister. She is currently asymptomatic, so there is no need to visit the doctor or worry about anything. According to worldwide analysis, 80% of COVID-19 patients are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms. However, we also know that the Cor... Read Full »