This article is from the Asthma FAQ, by Patricia Wrean and Marie Goldenberg mwg@radix.net with numerous contributions by others.
An asthma attack, also known as an asthma episode or flare,
is any shortness of breath which interrupts the asthmatic's
well-being and requires either medication or some other form of
intervention for the asthmatic to breathe normally again.
 
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