Bronchitis is a condition that mostly affects the lower respiratory tract. Caused by infection or irritation, acute bronchitis can usually resolve on its own over the course of a few weeks.

The ratio of those admitted to those tested is as follows: acute bronchitis, 32 to 12; viral pneumonitis, 177 to 100; and bronchopneumonia and lobar pneumonia, 15 to 7. In addition to these tests ...

Other conditions include bronchitis, bronchial asthma, or lobar pneumonia. The tests may include: Chest X-ray Bronchopneumonia will usually show up as multiple patchy areas of infection ...

Some­times, people still get the infection. This article covers “acute” bronchitis. This is different from “chronic” bronchitis, an illness in smokers with a long-last­ing cough.

ROME — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he is suffering from acute, infectious bronchitis and that doctors recommended he cancel his planned visit to Dubai this weekend to avoid the quick ...

which is typically associated with "walking pneumonia," or acute bronchitis. Discharges peaked in late August, the CDC reported on Oct. 18. Between March 31 and Oct. 5, the percentage of children ...

Bronchitis is when your bronchial tubes, which carry air to your lungs, get infected and swollen. There are two kinds: Acute bronchitis. This lasts a few weeks and usually goes away on its own.