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.
The shortness of breath occurs because blood in the body backs up in the blood vessels that return blood from the lungs to the heart due to the heart not pumping blood out of the heart effectively. This causes fluid to leak into the lungs, also known as congestion.