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Article: Back-to-school sniffles, sneezes, and wheezes: it is easy for parents and teachers to mistake allergies or asthma for a series of colds.
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- Vibrant Life
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
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Is it a cold, an allergy, or asthma? It's not always easy to know the difference. As children return to school and are exposed to various "bugs," as well as pollens and other allergy triggers, it's even more important for parents and teachers to recognize the symptoms of a passing cold, bothersome allergies, or the early signs of asthma.
"It is easy for parents and teachers to mistake allergies or asthma for a series of colds and simply think that the child just catches every cold that goes around," says Dr. William J. Davis, director of the Allergy-Immunology Program at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. "Unfortunately, this often results in undetected and ...