6/2/07
Acute Bronchitis- All you Need to Know
Author: Groshan Fabiola
The respiratory system is very sensitive and at risk of developing many diseases. Acute bronchitis is one of the problems you might have. The bronchial tubes get infected in acute bronchitis. This tubes carry the air into your lungs. When you get acute bronchitis, the infected airways also swell and mucus is build inside them. All these conditions in acute bronchitis make it very hard for you to breathe.
There are two ways that one can get bronchitis, because of viruses or bacteria. In almost all cases of acute bronchitis, viruses attack the bronchial tubes and cause infection. Your body automatically starts to fight back and more swelling occurs. When you suffer from acute bronchitis, there is also mucus produced. Your body usually needs a lot of time to fight the viruses and cure bronchitis. The hardest thing to cure in cases of acute bronchitis is the damage done to the bronchial tubes.
The second way to get bronchitis is by bacteria. However, acute bronchitis caused by fungus is very rare. This type of bronchitis is even more rare than we care to imagine. The most common cause of all in developing acute bronchitis is catching the same virus that also causes the cold.
So now you know that acute bronchitis is caused by viruses, but how do we actually get bronchitis? Well, the viruses that are responsible with causing acute bronchitis are sprayed into air by cough. If anybody breathes those viruses, then he/ she can develop acute bronchitis. One can also get acute bronchitis if he/ she touches for example the hand of somebody that has acute bronchitis and has coughed on that hand. When he coughed, the virus also spread on the hand and a simple touch can cause somebody to develop acute bronchitis.
If you smoke or work in places where you are exposed to fumes, you are more at risk of developing bronchitis. In these cases you will also suffer from acute bronchitis longer than a person who does not smoke.
Acute bronchitis is not a very hard disease on your body and many cases of acute bronchitis will pass on their own. You should also get some rest and drink as much fluids as you can if you have acute bronchitis. Water will keep the mucus thick and thus making your acute bronchitis case easier. When acute is caused by viruses, antibiotics are not very helpful in reducing the bronchitis symptoms.
For more resources about bronchitis or especially about bronchitis symptoms please visit http://www.bronchitis-guide.com/bronchitis-symptoms.htm
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Author: Groshan Fabiola
The respiratory system is very sensitive and at risk of developing many diseases. Acute bronchitis is one of the problems you might have. The bronchial tubes get infected in acute bronchitis. This tubes carry the air into your lungs. When you get acute bronchitis, the infected airways also swell and mucus is build inside them. All these conditions in acute bronchitis make it very hard for you to breathe.
There are two ways that one can get bronchitis, because of viruses or bacteria. In almost all cases of acute bronchitis, viruses attack the bronchial tubes and cause infection. Your body automatically starts to fight back and more swelling occurs. When you suffer from acute bronchitis, there is also mucus produced. Your body usually needs a lot of time to fight the viruses and cure bronchitis. The hardest thing to cure in cases of acute bronchitis is the damage done to the bronchial tubes.
The second way to get bronchitis is by bacteria. However, acute bronchitis caused by fungus is very rare. This type of bronchitis is even more rare than we care to imagine. The most common cause of all in developing acute bronchitis is catching the same virus that also causes the cold.
So now you know that acute bronchitis is caused by viruses, but how do we actually get bronchitis? Well, the viruses that are responsible with causing acute bronchitis are sprayed into air by cough. If anybody breathes those viruses, then he/ she can develop acute bronchitis. One can also get acute bronchitis if he/ she touches for example the hand of somebody that has acute bronchitis and has coughed on that hand. When he coughed, the virus also spread on the hand and a simple touch can cause somebody to develop acute bronchitis.
If you smoke or work in places where you are exposed to fumes, you are more at risk of developing bronchitis. In these cases you will also suffer from acute bronchitis longer than a person who does not smoke.
Acute bronchitis is not a very hard disease on your body and many cases of acute bronchitis will pass on their own. You should also get some rest and drink as much fluids as you can if you have acute bronchitis. Water will keep the mucus thick and thus making your acute bronchitis case easier. When acute is caused by viruses, antibiotics are not very helpful in reducing the bronchitis symptoms.
For more resources about bronchitis or especially about bronchitis symptoms please visit http://www.bronchitis-guide.com/bronchitis-symptoms.htm
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For more resources about bronchitis or especially about bronchitis symptoms please visit http://www.bronchitis-guide.com/bronchitis-symptoms.htm
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