Acute bronchitis: Causes, symptoms and treatment

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Acute Bronchitis
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Acute Bronchitis

• Maintaining good health is of utmost importance
  because only a healthy body can fight against the
  harmful micro-organisms that can cause diseases.
  Moreover, you can become a productive person in
  society only if you have a healthy body. The
  effects of acute bronchitis, for instance, can
  disrupt the flow of day-to-day living. Acute
  bronchitis is a common occurrence. The effects of
  acute bronchitis are many. However, of the two
  varieties of bronchitis, acute bronchitis or
  short-term bronchitis is easy to manage, control,
  and cure, given that it has been properly
  diagnosed.

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Causes of Acute Bronchitis

• Bronchitis usually follows a cold. The same
  virus that is responsible for common cold is also
  responsible for bronchitis. People also contract
  acute bronchitis due to continuous exposure to
  irritants that can cause inflammation of the
  bronchial tubes. The other factors that can cause
  significant damage to the bronchial tubes are
  dangerous chemical fumes, smoke, and dust.

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Who Does Acute Bronchitis Affect?

• Acute Bronchitis usually affects children,
  infants, tobacco smokers, old people, people
  living in polluted areas, and people with a weak
  pulmonary system. If this condition is left
  untreated, it can progress into chronic
  bronchitis. This respiratory disorder can occur
  at any season however, the cold months of the
  winter aggravate it.

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Symptoms

• Correctly recognising the various symptoms of
  this disease helps you take the necessary steps
  to prevent its further progress. Acute bronchitis
  patients suffer from a hacking, productive cough
  with plenty of mucus secretion, contracting
  sensation around the area of the eyes, headaches,
  tightness in the chest, low grade fever,
  and breathlessness. Since the symptoms of acute
  bronchitis are just like those of the common
  cold, it is easy to mistake this disorder to be
  common cold.

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Treatments

• It is very easy to treat this disorder and gain
  relief from the effects of acute bronchitis. The
  treatment plan includes getting plenty of rest,
  inhaling steam, taking hot showers, using
  humidifiers, and drinking plenty of fluids such
  as water, soups, and fruit juices. However,
  consulting a pulmonologist is very important to
  determine whether the condition is due to the
  action of bacteria or fungus. In such cases, the
  pulmonologist will prescribe some antibiotics or
  anti-fungal medication. In order to alleviate
  the effects of acute bronchitis, people suffering
  from this disorder should cease smoking
  completely or at least cut down the number of
  cigarettes smoked per day. Avoid dusty areas. If
  you happen to live in a polluted area, install
  air purifiers in your house. Acute bronchitis
  has to be prevented from turning into chronic
  bronchitis. It is important to see your
  pulmonologist immediately if you recognise the
  symptoms of bronchitis. Only after performing the
  appropriate medical tests will the pulmonologists
  be able to properly diagnose and treat acute
  bronchitis.

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