Bronchitis can also hap­pen when a person gets an infection called “whooping cough,” but this is not as common. Whooping cough is caused by bacteria that can infect the bronchi.

“Bronchitis can be short-term (acute) and symptoms usually last around three weeks,” says Radford. “But some people can have long-term (chronic) inflammation of the airways.

Notably, among study participants with recent bronchitis symptoms as adults, average childhood exposure to a pollutant called nitrogen dioxide fell far below annual Environmental Protection Agency ...

The symptoms of bronchitis usually improve within a few weeks with proper treatment. Asthma, on the other hand, is a chronic condition that is caused by inflammation of the airways in the lungs.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Plastic Bronchitis in Adults Using Advanced Lymphatic Imaging and Percutaneous Embolization. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2016; DOI: 10.1513 ...

"Exposure To Environmental Tobacco Smoke Causes Respiratory Symptoms In Healthy Adults." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 November 2006. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2006 / 11 / 061116100826.htm>.

Chronic bronchitis in young adults is associated with recurrent respiratory infections and early-life exposures, according to findings published in the European Respiratory Journal.“Recurrent ...