2007-01-25 06:55:40 · 4 answers · asked by Charles D K 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
It's an inflammation/ infection of the large "tubes" in your airway.
2007-01-25 07:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bronchitis is a respiratory disease in which the mucous membrane in the lungs' bronchial passages becomes inflamed. As the irritated membrane swells and grows thicker, it narrows or shuts off the tiny airways in the lungs, resulting in coughing spells accompanied by thick phlegm and breathlessness. The disease comes in two forms: acute (lasting less than 6 weeks) and chronic (reoccurring frequently for more than two years). In addition, people with asthma also experience an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes called asthmatic bronchitis.
2007-01-25 15:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by southgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (lung airways), resulting in persistent cough that produces consideration quantities of sputum (phlegm). Bronchitis is more common in smokers and in areas with high atmospheric pollution.
2007-01-25 15:04:05 · answer #3 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bronchitis is--> inflammation for your bronchis
everything that ends with and itis at the end means inflammation
2007-01-25 15:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by bella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋