The data presented in this report suggest that infections with viral or nonbacterial agents are a most common — if not the major — cause of clinical relapse in chronic bronchitis. A wide ...

Romania has registered a 'record' number of respiratory infections and flu cases, exceeding 170,000 nationwide between ...

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When you have bronchitis, the cells inside the airway get infected. Your body fights this infection by causing swelling in the bronchial tubes—the tubes that allow air to go to and from the ...

"Bronchitis is almost always viral," explained Dr. Woods. "The one exception to that is people who have emphysema; sometimes theirs can be bacterial. But for most adults, it's viral, and viruses ...

Recent winter chills and freezing temperatures caught many by surprise and also risked the health of many. The flu is ...

According to the NHS, a hacking cough is the primary symptom of the illness. One clear distinction is that a ...

A variety of viruses are circulating across Northeast Mississippi this winter, and their treatment differs from bacterial infections. Dr. John Cantrell, an urgent care doctor at the Fulton Medical ...

Romania recorded 133,635 cases of acute respiratory infections and eight flu-related deaths in the week from January 20 to 2 ...