exacerbation

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Exposure can range from relatively minor effects, like an eye or respiratory tract irritation, to more serious health effects such as exacerbation of asthma, heart failure and premature death, the EPA said.

From Seattle Times

“You have a mix of climate change, poverty and aggressive urbanization, all contributing to the exacerbation of vibrio infections and an increase of other diseases like dengue, zika and parasitic infections.”

From Washington Post

“We don’t want these patients exposed outside because just one minute of exposure to the smoke can trigger an exacerbation of their chronic disease,” Madhani-Lovely said.

From Scientific American

This gas can also affect asthmatic adults, and it contributes to both the development and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

From Salon

He charged that instead of negotiating mutually acceptable arrangements for inspectors’ trips, “Washington decided otherwise and engaged in an unfounded and unnecessary exacerbation of the situation.”

From Seattle Times