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The primary symptom is cough with sputum that may be purulent. The illness may also cause shortness of breath or wheezing. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI's) often precede acute bronchitis, with overlapping symptoms including headache, nasal congestion, sore throat. About a third of patients will experience a fever, but fevers due to acute bronchitis rarely rise above or last for longer than a few days. As fever and other systemic symptoms are less common in acute bronchitis than in pneumonia, their presence raises suspicion for the latter, especially high or persistent fevers. Damage caused by irritation of the airways leads to inflammation and leads to neutrophils infiltrating the lung tissue. Mucosal hypersecretion is promoted by a substance released by neutrophils. Further obstruction to the airways is caused by more goblet cells in the small airways. This is typical of chronic bronchitis. Although infection is not the reason or cause of chronic bronchitis, it is seen to aid in sustaining the bronchitis.

Prevention is by not smoking and avoiding other lung irritants.

Most cases are self limited and resolve themselves in a few weeks. Pain medications may help with symptoms. Other recommendations may include rest and keeping well hydrated.

Evidence does not support the general use of antibiotics in acute bronchitis. Calling acute bronchitis with benign sounding labels such as chest cold or viral infections may reduce antibiotic usage by improving patients satisfaction when antibiotics are not prescribed.

To help the bronchial tree heal faster and not make bronchitis worse, smokers should quit smoking completely.

Salbutamol is not effective in children with an acute cough who do not have restricted airways. There is weak evidence that salbutamol may be useful in adults with wheezing due to a restricted airway; however, it may result in nervousness, shakiness or a tremor. It may accompany or closely follow a cold or the flu, or may occur on its own. Bronchitis usually begins with a dry cough, including waking the patient at night. After a few days, it progresses to a wetter or productive cough, which may be accompanied by fever, fatigue, and headache. The fever, fatigue, and malaise may last only a few days, but the wet cough may last up to several weeks.

Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diseases.