BRONCHITIS
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BRONCHITIS
BRONCHITIS is the swelling of the airways in the lungs. It is usually described as 'acute' which simply means that the infection comes on suddenly and is short lived.
Children with acute bronchitis have a cough that may be painful, with or without mucus, and often feel very tired. It usually gets better without treatment within the space of two weeks. It is a very common illness especially in the winter months. Acute bronchitis usually starts off as a cold so your child will probably have a runny nose, temperature and sore throat before the infection spreads lower down the airways. The symptoms of acute bronchitis include a cough - either dry or with clear or white phlegm, excessive tiredness, shortness of breath (particularly in children), wheezing - a rasping sound when you breathe out (particularly in children), chest pain.
The viruses that cause acute bronchitis are infectious, which means they can be passed on from person to person in the air, when coughing or sneezing, or on hands that have been in contact with infected water droplets in the air.
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