Acute bronchitis (Q42787)
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An acute disease of the bronchi, commonly caused by an infection with a bacterial or viral source. This disease is characterised by inflammation of the bronchi. This disease presents with cough, wheezing, chest pain or discomfort, fever, or dyspnoea. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the infectious agent in a sputum sample.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| default for all languages | CA42 |
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| English | Acute bronchitis |
An acute disease of the bronchi, commonly caused by an infection with a bacterial or viral source. This disease is characterised by inflammation of the bronchi. This disease presents with cough, wheezing, chest pain or discomfort, fever, or dyspnoea. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the infectious agent in a sputum sample. |
