Bronchitis is an inflammation of bronchi. Bronchi are the tubes that connect trachea to lungs. Usually, acute bronchitis is caused by an infection – typically viral…
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Fungal pneumonia is a lung infection caused by fungi. This may be caused by either opportunistic or endemic fungi or combination of both. This is mostly…
Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus bacteria and other pathogens. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common form. However, this is sometimes caused…
Antibiotics for Bronchitis include: Brand Name Generic Name Dispermox, Amoxil Amoxicillin Zithromax Azithromycin Biaxin XL, Biaxin Clarithromycin Vibramycin, Monodox, Doryx Doxycycline Ery-Tab, EryPed, Eryc Erythromycin Sulfatrim,…
Often, an individual suffering from asthma develops asthmatic bronchitis. It is because the respiratory problem becomes severe and persistent that causes permanent obstruction in respiratory tract.…
Bronchitis is an inflammation of mucus membranes of bronchi. These are the airways that carry airflow from trachea to lungs. Bronchitis affects both toddlers and adults.…
Bronchitis is an inflammation of membranes of bronchi. This is a respiratory disorder caused by certain bacteria, virus or other pathogens. This can be acute as…
Viral bronchitis is more common than the bacterial bronchitis. Bronchitis is a respiratory disorder. Both bacterial and viral bronchitis are considered as serious problems because, these…
Air pollution greatly affects human health, especially cardiovascular and respiratory system. An individual reactions to air pollutant varies based on the type of substance exposed, health…
Pneumonia is the most common disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Though many people contract pneumonia, aged people, kids below 5 years and people with…
Respiratory tract infections affect both upper and lower respiratory tracts. Upper respiratory tract infections, however, are very common and includes influenza, inflammation of voice box (laryngitis),…
Bronchiolitis is one of the viral infection that affects lungs. This is often observed in young children, especially in toddlers and in infants. In most cases,…