Environmental Factors

noun a medical condition characterized by difficulty breathing, wheezing, and coughing

• Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by difficulty breathing.
• My friend has asthma and always carries an inhaler with them.
• I can't hang out with them tonight, they're having an asthma attack.
• The city's pollution problem is like asthma, suffocating its residents.

noun a type of allergic rhinitis

• Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is a common allergic condition that causes symptoms such as sneezing, itching, and a runny nose.
• I can't go outside during spring because my hay fever acts up and makes me sneeze like crazy.
• My hay fever is really kicking my butt today, I can't stop sneezing!
• Dealing with difficult people at work is like having hay fever - it's annoying and hard to ignore.