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    Acute bronchitis is a common respiratory illness that affects around 5% of the population each year, resulting in over 10 million doctor's visits. It typically occurs during fall and winter and can develop after other viral upper respiratory infections. The most common causes are respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, parainfluenza, and rhinovirus. Risk factors include smoking, pollution, crowding, asthma, and allergies to pollens, perfumes or vapors. Bacterial bronchitis may be caused by pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.

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    Acute bronchitis is a common respiratory illness that affects around 5% of the population each year, resulting in over 10 million doctor's visits. It typically occurs during fall and winter and can develop after other viral upper respiratory infections. The most common causes are respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, parainfluenza, and rhinovirus. Risk factors include smoking, pollution, crowding, asthma, and allergies to pollens, perfumes or vapors. Bacterial bronchitis may be caused by pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.

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    Acute bronchitis is a common respiratory illness that affects around 5% of the population each year, resulting in over 10 million doctor's visits. It typically occurs during fall and winter and can develop after other viral upper respiratory infections. The most common causes are respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, parainfluenza, and rhinovirus. Risk factors include smoking, pollution, crowding, asthma, and allergies to pollens, perfumes or vapors. Bacterial bronchitis may be caused by pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.

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    Epidemiology

    Acute bronchitis is one of the common presentations in any healthcare setting. It is estimated that every
    year, 5% of the general population reports an episode of acute bronchitis, accounting for more than 10
    million office visits yearly.[5] Like most of the viral diseases of the respiratory tract, acute bronchitis is
    commonly seen during the flu season. In the United States, flu season is common during autumn and
    winter. It can follow any viral upper respiratory infection (URI). The common pathogens are respiratory
    syncytial virus, influenza virus A and B, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, and other similar viruses.

    Factors like a history of smoking, living in a polluted place, crowding, and a history of asthma, are all risk
    factors for acute bronchitis. In some people, acute bronchitis can be triggered by particular allergens like
    pollens, perfume, and vapors.

    When the infection is bacterial, the isolated pathogens are usually the same as those responsible for
    community-acquired pneumonia, for example, Streptococcus pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus.[6]
    [7]

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