Because of their young age, immature immune system and delicate lungs, they are also more likely to have problems such as pneumonia, apnea (pauses or stoppages in breathing) or seizures related to the infection.

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Health problems have surfaced once, when he was hospitalized in 2011 after having trouble breathing.

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But, of course, what the Pakistanis have to give away in order to get this breathing space, this is what is creating the problems and the tension.

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