Allergy Related Bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time and often recurs.
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Alternative Names
Inflammation - bronchi; Acute bronchitis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Acute bronchitis generally follows a viral
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Chronic bronchitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the main airways in the lungs that continues for a long period or keeps coming back. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Acute Bronchitis
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, the hollow air passages that connect the lungs to the windpipe... Read more »
Asthma-Related Bronchiolitis Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Some children have infections with few or minor symptoms.Bronchiolitis begins as a mild upper respiratory infection. Over a period of 2 - 3 days, it... Read more »
Allergies
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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