Acute bronchitis is an illness that usually last about three weeks. It does not need special treatment and in most of the cases the condition only requires home treatment. In healthy persons, which do not suffer from other condition but acute bronchitis, the most usual steps to follow in treating acute bronchitis is reducing cough, pain and fever. Medications are not indicated in this type of...

A very important system is the respiratory system of the body. It distributes oxygen in order for the body to live and without it, the body dies. It is this reason that taking care of your body's respiratory system is imperative. During a person's life, they will get a breathing disorder. One such illness is chronic bronchitis. This is an obstructive pulmonary disorder where the bronchi become...

Introduction Bronchitis is a respiratory disease in which the mucous membrane in the lungs bronchial passages becomes inflamed and usually occurs in the setting of an upper respiratory illness and is observed more frequently in the winter months. It may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time and often recurs and can have causes other than an infection. Bronchitis...

Has This Happened to You? You go to the doctor, because you do not feel well. You think you might have the flu or allergies. The doctor tells you, that you have bronchitis. He writes out a prescription for an antibiotic and tells you to pick up a decongestant. He tells you, to take all of the medicine. You do exactly what the doctor says. Only to have your bronchitis, come back in less than a...