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What is Bronchitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments?

Bronchitis is characterized by inflammation of the bronchi which is the main passageway into the lungs. The disease most often results from a viral infection, and sometimes bacterial too.

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Anurag Khare
Bronchitis is characterized by inflammation of the bronchi which is the main passageway into the lungs. The disease most often results from a viral infection, and sometimes bacterial too. Bronchitis most often causes sore throat, nasty cough, fever, body aches and headaches. The first sign of bronchitis is most often a cold after which come the dry cough and then other symptoms. Bronchitis is basically divided in to two types which are acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is especially common in winters and is not a very threating condition. On the other hand if an individual is affected

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