Bronchitis and pneumonia both affect the lungs and share some common symptoms, but they are different diseases that require different treatment. Here’s how you can tell the difference.
Bronchitis
The less severe of the two, acute bronchitis is caused by inflammation of the bronchi, the branching tubes that deliver air into the lungs. (Chronic bronchitis is a different subject altogether.)
The most common symptoms of bronchitis include:
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- Coughing with clear, yellow or green sputum (the gunk you cough up)
- Fatigue.
- Wheezing.
- Runny, stuffy nose occurring before chest congestion begins.
- Shortness of breath, usually following a coughing jag.
- Discomfort in the center of the chest due to cough.
- Mild fever. Read More here…
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