Cough and bronchitis

Cough is noticed in about half of patients with acute respiratory infections. The appearance of intense coughing in the respiratory acute infection indicates the likely attack of tracheobronchi. With the exclusion of pneumonia, the most likely diagnosis is acute bronchitis. However, the initial symptoms of bronchitis are usually identical with a cold, and they are: cold, mild sore throat, conjunctivitis, hoarseness. Feeling of burning sensation from pectoral bones is a sign of inflammation of Trachea mucosa, or bronchitis. Cough is the leading symptom of bronchitis; it is an early sign and is developed during the disease. In the beginning it is dry and irritating, and in a few days it becomes productive, usually with a clear appearance of substance coughed.