| Bronchitis is an inflammation of the | | | | breathing and one suffers from wheezing |
| lining of bronchial tubes, the airways | | | | and a bad cough. |
| that connect the trachea (windpipe) to | | | | Acute bronchitis often begins with a dry |
| the lungs. It is a pulmonary disease and | | | | and irritating cough which is due to the |
| is accompanied by inflammation of the | | | | inflammation of the bronchial tubes. |
| bronchi of the lungs. This infection can | | | | Some of the other symptoms are cough |
| be caused by some infection occurring | | | | which brings up mucus, headache, |
| due to micro organisms which is present | | | | continuous feeling of tiredness and |
| in the air we breathe or due to cold or | | | | fever, cold shivers, shortness of |
| flu which can aggravate the bronchial | | | | breath, tightness at the chest and |
| tract and can make it very severe. | | | | constant wheezing are to be considered |
| Like many other disease it can be | | | | as some of the signs of having |
| chronic as well as acute. If suffering | | | | bronchitis. |
| from chronic bronchitis you would be | | | | It usually affects people who are in |
| suffering from persistent cough which | | | | constant presence of smokers or are |
| produces sputum for a continuous three | | | | chain smokers themselves. The recovery |
| months. The result of an infection | | | | period for cold and flu take much longer |
| caused by the microorganisms leads to | | | | time than the other people due to this |
| the multiplication of the same, causing | | | | condition. Having asthma can also |
| irritation of your bronchial tract. With | | | | trigger some episodes of bronchitis |
| such an attack of the bacteria the tubes | | | | bouts with the shortness of breath, |
| are swollen and start producing phlegm | | | | wheezing and other factors. If it gets |
| to fight the irritation in the throat. | | | | worse, get it treated by a doctor which |
| This is a two-way-sword because by | | | | is the best thing to do, by which you |
| producing phlegm it causes difficulty in | | | | will get a thorough check up done. |