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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Age, season of the year and | Age, season of the year, immunization, cigarette smoking and pollutants either occupational or air may predispose person to bronchitis. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The most potent risk factor in the development of [[chronic bronchitis]] is ''cigarette Smoking''. The others are occupational pollutants such as;cadmium and silica,air pollutants and genetic factors such as;[[alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]]. | 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>.<br> | ||
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>. The others are 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>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Age, season of the year, immunization, cigarette smoking and pollutants either occupational or air may predispose person to bronchitis.
Risk Factors
Age, season of the year and the immunization status are the main determining risk factors for acquiring acute bronchitis[1][2][3].
The most potent risk factor in the development of chronic bronchitis is cigarette Smoking[4]. The others are occupational pollutants such as;cadmium and silica,air pollutants and genetic factors such as;alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency[5].
References
- ↑ Gonzales R, Sande MA (2000). "Uncomplicated acute bronchitis". Ann. Intern. Med. 133 (12): 981–91. PMID 11119400.
- ↑ Wenzel RP, Fowler AA (2006). "Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (20): 2125–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp061493. PMID 17108344.
- ↑ Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
- ↑ MedicineNet.com - COPD causes
- ↑ MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia