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What would happen in a premature infant if insufficient surfactant were available?

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The premature infant will have a condition known as Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). This is the main reason why World Health Organizations includes medicines for this disease at high regard when they are providing medical missions in the outskirts of the world. 
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