When the bronchial tubes become inflamed and swollen, less air can pass through them. Inflammation causes increased mucus production, which leads to an irritating cough when trying to clear the mucus.
When people with asthma get viral infections, it can increase their risk of getting asthmatic bronchitis. This is a condition where a person with asthma develops acute bronchitis. Typically, acute ...
Acute bronchitis usually starts when you have inflammation in your airways due to a cold, COVID-19, or other respiratory infections. In fact, you might hear it called a chest cold. If your ...
Several states are reporting an uptick in lung infections in young children caused by a common bacteria. In previous years, most pneumonia or acute bronchitis infections caused by M. pneumoniae ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a notable rise in "walking pneumonia" and acute bronchitis cases in young children. According to the CDC, respiratory infections ...