TRIBUNNEWSBOGOR.COM — Bronchitis is a condition when bronchioles, the air carrier channel on lungs inflamed and secretes too much mucus.
If you don’t get the right treatment, bronchitis can cause dangerous complications.
Summarizes the Mayo Clinic, in general bronchitis can be divided into two types, viz bronchitis acute and bronchitis chronic.
Acute bronchitis is more common than bronchitis chronic.
Acute bonchitis often develops from the flu or other respiratory infection.
This type of bronchitis usually gets better within a week to 10 days without any lasting effects, although cough complaints can last for weeks (mostly around 3 weeks).
However, if you have an attack bronchitis over and over, you may suffer bronchitis chronic that requires medical attention.
The reason is, bronchitis chronic obstruction can cause airflow and are then classified under the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
One definition states that a person is suffering bronchitis chronic if experiencing a productive cough with sputum every day for at least 3 months of the year, with repeated attacks for two consecutive years.
This type of bronchitis is often caused by activity smoke.
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