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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Asthma

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Asthma is a chronic long-term condition that causes air passages to the lungs to become inflamed, swollen, and narrowed. The swelling can narrow passages enough to reduce or block airflow to and from the lungs. As air moves through the narrowed airway, it can make a wheezing sound.





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