...you take my breath away," or so says a cheesy Pinoy pick-up line.

Conrado de Quiros once described asthma as, "drowning on dry land." Nothing else best describes my present ordeal. Like breathing through a tiny drinking straw, one wheezes and gasps for a singular chance to inhale.

What is Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis?

Chronic asthmatic bronchitis refers to an underlying asthmatic problem in patients in whom the asthma has become so persistent that clinically significant chronic airflow obstruction is present despite anti-asthmatic therapy. The symptoms of chronic bronchitis are generally also present.

1. CIPROBAY 500 tablet contains 582 mg ciprofloxacin hydrochloride monohydrate, equivalent to 500 mg ciprofloxacin. (this is the same drug used for anthrax)

2. VENTOLIN NEBULES 5 mg of salbutamol sulphate in 2.5 ml of liquid per ampoule.

3. TOCLASE and PARACETAMOL

Symptoms manifested friday night, right after I skipped my Legal Profession class (was taking care of my dengue-fied little brother in the hospital prior to that). Fever subsided Saturday afternoon in time for the group meeting at Starfucks Powerplant. Fever's back today. and it's nothing like what Michael Buble was singing about.

Should I skip class tomorrow? Please naman, Gloria, declare a national holiday.