bronchitis
noun
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The bronchial tubes carry air into the tiny branches and smaller cells of the lungs. In bronchitis, the tubes become sore and you develop a deep cough. Bronchitis caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but there's no drug treatment for the more common kind caused by a virus. A bout of bronchitis may involve a couple of weeks of coughing (with no laughing allowed), weakness, and loss of energy and interest in doing things. Apart from that, bronchitis is rarely serious—at least if it doesn't progress to pneumonia.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The 88-year-old pope, who has battled health problems including long bouts of bronchitis, often has to use a wheelchair because of bad knees.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
In the months since, one of Isabella’s bronchitis follow-up appointments cost about $1,100 — a big chunk of the roughly $35,000 the Colorado family makes per year.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
But severe cases can result in bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly among infants, older adults and immunocompromised people.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bronchitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronchitis. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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