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Asthma & Your Immune System

Your Immune System May Be Worsening Your Asthma

From Pat Bass, former About.com Guide

Updated May 07, 2011

The same system that helps protect you from infections, your immune system, can also be responsible for your worsening asthma. You may notice that at the same time you have that runny nose, watery eyes and sinus congestion, your peak flows are lower, you are wheezing more, and you may experience more shortness of breath. So how are my immune system and asthma linked?

The immune system normally protects you against foreign bacteria and viruses. In asthma and other allergic diseases, the immune system may be the cause for your worsening symptoms.

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