Acute Bronchitis Symptoms and Treatment

Acute bronchitis is a inflammation of the bronchial tubes,it is characterized by secretion of mucus in the bronchus so it can cause cough, dyspnea and fever or lower fever.Specially bronchitis has two main types.

Acute bronchitis is a acute inflammation of the bronchus  and it gets better after two or three weeks later.But in many case may not be seen any symptoms of the bronchitis.

Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the lung bronchus, İn most case main cause of the chronic bronchitis isa  smoking.Smoking mainly cause chronic bronchitis.Special recognization method for chronic bronchitis as a cough more the three months fot at least two years 

What causes acute bronchitis?

İn most cases mainly cause of acute bronchitis  is virus.Specially after getting upper respiratory infection can cause acute bronchitis too.but in some case can be cause from bacteria also.in those case main way of the treatment with antibiotics.

Symptoms of Acute bronchitis

Cough is the most common symptoms of Acute bronchitis ,usually cough with mucus secretions and  with feeling tired and in some case low fever.

Acute bronchitis symptoms may start after 3 or 4 days of Upper respiratory tract infection so after two weeks it can be long with cough.

Pneumonia also have symptoms same as acute bronchitis.But pneumonia more serious and different symptomps from acute bronchitis in pneumonia can see high body temperature and chilling  and difficult to breath

How is acute bronchitis diagnosed?

First your doctor will check symptoms and examination findings.And your doctor may be take also chest x-ray for the differentiation with pneumonia or another chest diseases.

How is it treated?

Acute bronchitis can solve without doing something just  relaxing at home ,soft fluids,expectorant,taking vitamins may help easy recovering.

cough also helps to excreate mucus from chest.