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Diagnosis
Another common sign of bronchitis is a having a cough which lasts ten days to three weeks. If the cough continues to a month or a year it may be chronic bronchitis. In addition to having a cough a fever may or may not be present. Acute bronchitis is normally caused by viral infection. Typically these infections are rhinovirus, para influenza, or influenza. To clinically diagnosis bronchitis no testing is normally necessary.

Treatment
The best way to protect yourself from bronchitis is by taking preventative measures. Smoking has a strong correlation with bronchitis so a great way to prevent the onset of the virus is by reducing or quitting smoking. Straying away from other lung irritants would also aid in prevention. Hand hygiene is another good way to prevent the onset of this disease.

There are multiple measures one can take to treat acute bronchitis. Home remedies include drinking fluids and getting plenty of rest, but staying away from caffeine and alcohol. Increasing the humidity in your home has also been proven to be beneficial in fighting the virus but over-the-counter pain relievers and cough medicine are better approaches. The pain relievers reduce inflammation and lower your fever while relieving pain. The cough medicine however, is most effective in children aged 6 or above.

Epidemiology
Chronic bronchitis has a 3.4% to 22% prevalence rate among the general population. Individuals over the age of 45, smokers, those that live in areas with high air pollution and those suffering from asthma have a higher risk of developing chronic bronchitis. This wide range is due to the different definitions of chronic bronchitis which can be defined based on signs and symptoms or the clinical diagnosis of the disorder. Chronic bronchitis tends to affect men more often than women. Cigarette smoking tends to be a leading factor of the onset of most diseases with 8.6 million people in the United States having serious illness directly linked to smoking. Chronic bronchitis is no exception as nearly 59 percent of those 8.6 million people suffer from emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In the year 2000 found a cumulative incidence of 6.9-10.5 million people with with some form of smoking-related disease. In 2014 3.8% which is roughly 9.3 million people were diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis makes up the largest percentage of that population at 49% and the disease was the most prevalent among former smokers. While the primary risk factor for chronic bronchitis is smoking, there is still a 4%-22% chance that chronic bronchitis patients were never smokers, highlighting a moderate risk ratio. This might suggest other risk factors such as the inhalation of fuels, dusts, and fumes. Obesity has also been linked to an increased risk in the onset of chronic bronchitis. In the United States in the year 2014 per 100,000 population the death rate of chronic bronchitis was 0.2%.