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Chest congestion is usually caused by excess mucus in the airways, says Meilan King Han, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the ...
Chest cold: Figure A shows the location of the lungs and bronchial tubes. Figure B is an enlarged view of a normal bronchial tube. Figure C is an enlarged view of a bronchial tube with bronchitis. Specialty: Pulmonology: Symptoms: Cough with sputum, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, chest discomfort [1] [2] Duration: Up to 6 weeks [3] Causes
Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is a short-term inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. [4] [6] The most common symptom is a cough that may or may not produce sputum. [4] [19] Other symptoms may include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [6] Fever when present is mild. [20]
If you have a fever with your cough that doesn’t get better with medication or comes back within a few hours of taking fever-reducing medication, you have shortness of breath, chest pain, body ...
Fever or chills. Cough. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Sore throat. Congestion or runny nose. New loss of taste or smell. Fatigue. Muscle or body aches. Headache. Nausea or vomiting ...
Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, coughing and fatigue. [3] A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary for people who have symptoms of a lower respiratory tract infection. [4] Influenza affects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts. [citation needed]
Most healthy people who have mild symptoms like runny nose, congestion and fatigue do not need to seek medical care. More than 200 viruses cause the common cold, which is more than likely the ...
Catarrh (/ k ə ˈ t ɑːr / kə-TAR) is an inflammation of mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body, [1] [2] usually with reference to the throat and paranasal sinuses.