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What Increases Your Risk

The following factors increase your risk for acute bronchitis.

Risk factors you cannot change

These include:

Risk factors you can change

These include:

  • Smoking or living with someone who smokes. Smoking or breathing secondhand smoke makes the respiratory system less effective at removing organisms from the lower airways.
  • Living or working in an area with high levels of air pollution, chemicals, or dust. Breathing in these irritants may make the respiratory system less effective at removing organisms from the lower airways.
Last Updated: 07/23/2008

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