Acute bronchitis, dry coughdoi:10.1016/B978-0-12-816965-0.00018-4Kamyar M. HedayatJean-Claude LaprazBen Schuff
People usually experience a dry cough with minor illnesses. But a chronic dry cough can be a sign of other serious diseases, like mesothelioma.Asbestosis the only known cause of mesothelioma—and usually causes it decades later. So if you have a dry cough and a history of asbestos exposure,...
Eosinophillic bronchitis is another form of dry cough that is most commonly caused by smoking, or being around lots of smoke that is breathed in. It can also be caused by different forms of bacteria, which is an illness that children acquire fairly often when around others at schools and da...
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Acute dry coughs due to infectous processes can include pneumonia, the common cold, bronchitis, whooping cough, or laryngitis. If it is a viral infection, antibiotics are not effective and only time will allow your body to heal. Jim is a 45-year-old male with asthma and seasonal allergies...
You might suspect a condition like bronchitis when you can’t stop coughing, but bronchitis usually produces mucus, and the cough associated with it is not dry in nature. If you’re having frequent coughing fits, then have it checked out. 6. You’re Unable to Talk or Carry on A Conversa...
In addition to a dry cough, other possible symptoms of lung cancer include:26 Chest pain that worsens with coughing, deep breathing, or laughing Constant fatigue Coughing up blood or rust-colored spit or phlegm Loss of appetite Repeated episodes ofbronchitisorpneumonia ...
A respiratory tract infection is one of the more common causes of a dry cough. Respiratory tract infections include colds, influenza, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Other symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, sore or itchy throat, body aches, watering eyes, a fever, and sneezing. Symptoms of ...
industrial pollution. A greater chance of respiratory infections may exist in chronic exposure to pollutants and this will result in bouts of productive coughing. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly chronic bronchitis, may occur over time and result in a persistent wet cough. ...
COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, both of which are lung diseases that make breathing difficult. You might have a hacking cough that produces a lot of mucus, particularly in the morning.1011 OtherCOPD symptomsinclude:11 Chest tightness ...