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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Who is at highest risk?==
Age, season of the year, immunization, cigarette smoking, and occupational or air pollutants, may predispose an individual to bronchitis.
People at risk for [[acute bronchitis]] include:                                                                               
==Risk Factors==
*The elderly, infants, and young children                                                                                       
* Age, season of the year and the immunization status are the main determining risk factors for acquiring [[acute bronchitis]].<ref name="pmid11119400">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gonzales R, Sande MA |title=Uncomplicated acute bronchitis |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=133 |issue=12 |pages=981–91 |year=2000 |pmid=11119400 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17108344">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wenzel RP, Fowler AA |title=Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=20 |pages=2125–30 |year=2006 |pmid=17108344 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp061493 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Persons with heart or [[lung disease]]                                                                                          
* The most potent risk factor in the development of [[chronic bronchitis]] is cigarette smoking.<ref name="medcauses">[http://www.medicinenet.com/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease_copd/page3.htm7whatcauses MedicineNet.com - COPD causes]</ref> Other risk factors include: occupational pollutants, such as cadmium and silica, air pollutants, and genetic factors, such as [[alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]].<ref>[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000091.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia]</ref>
*Smokers


==References==
==References==
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Bronchitis Main page

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Acute bronchitis
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Overview

Age, season of the year, immunization, cigarette smoking, and occupational or air pollutants, may predispose an individual to bronchitis.

Risk Factors

References

  1. Gonzales R, Sande MA (2000). "Uncomplicated acute bronchitis". Ann. Intern. Med. 133 (12): 981–91. PMID 11119400.
  2. Wenzel RP, Fowler AA (2006). "Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (20): 2125–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp061493. PMID 17108344.
  3. Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
  4. MedicineNet.com - COPD causes
  5. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

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