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jenna1

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What is a difference between asthma and other chronic lung diseases like emphysema or chronic bronchitis?
 
  A) Not all of these diseases involve inflammation.
  B) People with asthma have continuous symptoms.
  C) Other lung diseases have continuous symptoms.
  D) Unlike the others, asthma does not cause death.

Question 2

Which of the following makes asthma a serious health problem in America?
 
  A) Its mortality rate is high, and also rising.
  B) It is the biggest cause of child disability.
  C) It causes the most school absence days.
  D) Both (b) and (c) do, but (a) is incorrect.


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heyhey123

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


jenna1

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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