Answer:
C) Chronic bronchitis
Explanation:
Bronchitis is the result of inflammation of the ducts that carry the air into the lungs and from them back to the outside, in order to carry out breathing. These ducts, which are known as bronchi (and connect the trachea to the lungs), are also the exit channel for secretions that form at this level.
When the bronchial tubes are inflamed or infected, less air enters the lungs and less is also released. As a result, you cough a lot by expelling sputum or phlegm.
It is said that bronchitis is chronic when this type of cough is persistent and when there is no other underlying disease that can explain its origin.
Bronchitis usually manifests with cough, mucus with oral output, and sometimes respiratory distress as a result of the reduction in the caliber of the bronchi. It can also be accompanied, sometimes, by fever, from 37ºC, or fever, from 38ºC.
Symptoms of chronic bronchitis get worse when concentrations of sulfuric dioxide and other air pollutants increase, and do so even more when those affected smoke. Often, people do not pay attention to chronic bronchitis until the disease is in an advanced stage, because they mistakenly believe that bronchitis does not pose a significant risk. When the patient finally goes to the doctor, many times his lungs are already injured and the risk of serious respiratory problems or heart failure is high.
