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What are chest infections? What are its symptoms, causes, and treatment?

A chest infection is an infection that affects your lower large airways and your lungs. Learn more here about the causes of chest infection, symptoms of chest infection, and treatments.<br>

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What are chest infections? What are its symptoms, causes, and treatment?

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  1. Chest Infections - symptoms, causes, and treatment.

  2. What is a Chest Infection? • A chest disease is a respiratory contamination that assaults your lower part of the respiratory lot which incorporates your lungs, bronchi, and windpipe, which are the fundamental entries for air into the lungs. It tends to be brought about by a viral or bacterial disease. In this ppt read more about chest infections.

  3. Risk of Catching Chest Infection • If you are older than 60 years old • Pregnant women  • Infant or children  • If you smoke  • Having chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) • Having a weak immune system • Conditions like HIV or had any organ transplant

  4. Symptoms of Chest Infections: • Coughing  • Wheezing • Chest pain  • Shortness of breath  • Productive cough • Yellow or green mucus  • Sharp sensation while coughing  • Headache due to continuous coughing  • A fever  • Fatigue  • Ache in muscles especially below the chest 

  5. Types of Chest Infections • Bronchitis:It infects the bronchi of the respiratory tract which the major airways into the lungs.  • Pneumonia: is a type of infection that attacks on airways of the lungs technically causes difficulty in breathing. • Tuberculosis: is a bacterial infection which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that attacks the lungs or windpipe.

  6. Treatment and Home Remedies for Chest Infections • Medical treatment : Antibiotics are commonly used in bacterial infections and antiviral medications can be used in certain viral infections. • Home remedies • Take plenty of rests  • Use inhale steam vapor to relieve from cough  • Have warm water to drink  • Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol  • Avoid lying flat while sleeping because this can settle the mucus into the chest  • Massage your neck and chest with hot oil before sleeping  • Drink plenty of water and fluids to replenish lost fluid Note :-  if you want to buy it you can order it from 3MEDS–best online pharmacy app in Delhi.

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