It is usually called 'Asphyxiation'. But depending if it was done purposefully or by an accidental cause; the terms may differ.
breathlessness
From cold fingers and breathlessness to death.
breathlessness
on the autopsy report, they list the cuse of death as old age, or natural causes
* Death due to the elements such as cold is called 'Hypothermia.'
breathlessness
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Dyspnea
Breathlessness, anhelation.
That's commonly called a 'panic attack'.
The answer for the question in the book is 1) There is more mucus 2) Breathlessness is caused due to swelling Hope this is what you were looking for
because it called the black bloody death ! duhhh xx no not really it was due to rats and it was basically another form of plague