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PNEUMONIA – CONCLUSION
Acute bronchitis, like most of the other respiratory infections, may be due to either viruses or bacteria. It usually involves the trachea or windpipe first and then moves down to involve larger and then smaller bronchi. It may follow such illnesses as measles, influenza, whooping cough or typhoid fever.
There is a moderate fever with a cough, initially dry and then productive of sputum and sometimes, a wheeze. The condition can worsen and lead to bronchopneumonia.
Chronic bronchitis is not an infective disease. It is a condition where there is a marked and chronic increase in the amount of secretion by the bronchial tubes. Sputum is coughed up continuously. The illness is caused mainly by smoking and atmospheric pollution.
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