Understanding Bronchitis -- Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms of Bronchitis?
The symptoms of acute bronchitis may include:
- Hacking cough
- Clear, yellow, white, or green phlegm
- Low-grade fever
- Soreness in the chest
The symptoms of chronic bronchitis may include:
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- Persistent cough that produces clear, yellow, white, or green phlegm (for at least three months of the year, and for more than two consecutive years)
- Sometimes wheezing, sometimes breathlessness
Call Your Doctor About Bronchitis If:
- Your cough is so persistent or severe that it interferes with sleep or daily activities
- You have a high fever
- Your symptoms begin to worsen
- You have bloody or rusty colored sputum
- The cough lasts longer than a week
- Your mucus becomes darker, thicker or increases in volume
- You have symptoms of acute bronchitis and have chronic lung or heart problems, other medical problems, or are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
Call 911 if you have severe chest pain or difficulty breathing.
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