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Biology Project Bronchitis Bronchitis is an infection of the larger air
passages in the lungs. When bronchitis is in your system it connects to the
trachea, and gives you a persisting cough. This makes you cough up phlegm as
well as sputum. This infection is acquired in mostly babies, smokers, and the
elderly. CAUSES- there are many causes for bronchitis the main one is smoking.
Getting a cold or the flu are two more possible ways to get bronchitis.
Bronchitis is more common to someone who gets the flu rather than a cold. Viral
infections trigger the airways to make it more difficult to breathe. There is
two different types of bronchitis: Acute and Chronic, Acute is more of a sudden
on set and short duration. This is normally a complication of a viral infection
such as a cold or the flu.
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