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What Causes Recurrent Cold And Tiredness?

my daughter lives and goes to college near a paper mill. she has been getting a lot of colds, she sounds like she has bronchitis. do you think her symptoms could be caused by the mill? I also want to mention she s a full time student and works part time. she has a lot on her plate and she is tired all the time. she went to the school nurse and she said my daughter might have athletes asthma yet she is not into sports.
Fri, 14 Apr 2017
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Yes, her symptoms can be due to the paper mill. Small fibers generated during paper production are mixed into the atmosphere, which can then lodge in the lung tissue resulting in inflammation and obstruction to air. This gives rise to symptoms like cold, dry cough, intermittent fever.
A definitive diagnosis can be made after some tests like X ray chest, CT scan that will show typical changes of this disease.
I would recommend changing her residence, a visit to a lung specialist and above mentioned tests.
Hope this answers your questions.
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What Causes Recurrent Cold And Tiredness?

Yes, her symptoms can be due to the paper mill. Small fibers generated during paper production are mixed into the atmosphere, which can then lodge in the lung tissue resulting in inflammation and obstruction to air. This gives rise to symptoms like cold, dry cough, intermittent fever. A definitive diagnosis can be made after some tests like X ray chest, CT scan that will show typical changes of this disease. I would recommend changing her residence, a visit to a lung specialist and above mentioned tests. Hope this answers your questions.