The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by lohengrin:

To clear up a common misconception about bronchitis: it's not a disease per se, like influenza, it's simply an inflammation of the bronchi. The -itis suffix means inflammation (tendinitis, pancreatitis, etc.), so whatever originally caused your bronchi to become inflamed and start over-producing mucus, it's still bronchitis.

@47: Highly unlikely. As was mentioned higher up in the comments, colds can also turn into bronchitis. Allergies can turn into bronchitis. Any weakness in or irritation to the respiratory system can result in bronchitis, if one is vulnerable to it.

@24 Allergies can do it too, yeah. I have a double whammy of asthma and year-round/indoor allergies. Any vulnerability in your respiratory system can be an invite for bronchitis, alas.

Colds can also turn into bronchitis, yes, especially if you have asthma. Happens to me at least once a year.

Like poster #1, I still didn't know what it was after I clicked the link. ^^;

Piffle and whatnot. We're only a few degrees colder than NYC, this week. :P

You're coming here? Cooool! ^___^

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