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Symptoms of Acute bronchitis  
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Tags: symptoms, acute bronchitis, health, lungs

Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the main airways to the lungs and is usually caused by an infection. Here is a quick list of potential symptoms that you should look for

	Cough
	Stays steady or gets increasingly worse for 10 days to 2 weeks
	Worse at night
	Starts out dry and irritating, but becomes increasing loose over time
	May cough up mucus. (Younger kids usually can't cough this up; they swallow it.)
	In very rare cases, patients may cough up blood (blood streaked sputum). See a doctor if this happens.
	Lasts for less than 6-8 weeks
	Wheezing
	"Rattle" sensation in chest
	General ill feeling (malaise)
	Slight fever
	Tickle feeling in back of throat that leads to soreness
	Chest pain, soreness, and constricted feeling or tightness in the chest
	Breathlessness or shortness of breath
	Poor sleep
	Chills (uncommon)

Lister: brittany
Source: Medline, NHS Direct

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