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The attack of cough with phlegm that lasted for a long time is often considered trivial by most people. In fact, that condition is a symptom of respiratory tract inflammation or bronchitis. If it is not addressed immediately, patients may experience exacerbations of the disease, even can disrupt the cardiac function.

Smoking habit and air pollution increases the risk of chronic bronchitis and also trigger a recurrence of this disease. Acute bronchitis is caused by flu or other infections in the respiratory tract and can be cured in a few days or weeks. On chronic bronchitis, occurs a settled irritation or inflammation in the respiratory tract which is happens due to smoking and it is often relapses.

If it is getting worse, the disease was included in the COPD group that requires a serious treatment. Bronchitis patients experiencing symptoms that are a cough with phlegm, shortness of breath, and it is getting worse during the activity, wheezing, fever, and discomfort in the chest.

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