In the Unites States, a cough is the most common reason for visiting the doctor's office.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Braman SS.
Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Chest. 2006; 129 (supplement 1): S95-S103.

 

 

 

 

 

¹ Every year about 5 in 100 people will have a bout of bronchitis.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Braman SS.
Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Chest. 2006; 129 (supplement 1): S95-S103.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Macfarlane J, Holmes W, Gard P, et al.
Prospective study of the incidence, aetiology and outcome of lower respiratory tract illness in the community.
Thorax. 2001; 56: 109-114.

 

 

 

 

 

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Bronchitis is more common in the fall and winter.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Macfarlane J, Holmes W, Gard P, et al.
Prospective study of the incidence, aetiology and outcome of lower respiratory tract illness in the community.
Thorax. 2001; 56: 109-114.

 

 

 

 

 

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