Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. ...Western Blot, which turned out to be negative. A reactive ELISA plus a negative Western Blot is considered to be a negative HIV test.. There are many potential causes for a falsely reactive ELISA test, including cross-reacting non-specific...
1 Asthma is an inflammation and narrowing of the airways that can cause shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and coughing. 2  Pneumonia is lung inflammation that is caused by infection. 3  Symptoms may include shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, chills, sweating, fever, muscle pain, and exhaustion.
Shortness of breath can be caused by many things. If you are short of breath with a cough and/or fever you may have a chest infection or pneumonia (say: new-MOAN-yuh). If you are wheezing, or if asthma runs in your family, you may have asthma.