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What is the difference between pneumonia and asthma?

Dear Dr Ombeva,
My three-year old son has been having frequent cough and sometimes flu. The diagnosis we usually get is either pneumonia or bacterial infection. Recently, he got  very sick, and the doctor said he could be developing asthma. What’s the difference between pneumonia and asthma?
Joy,

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