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The suffix itis means inflammation. The Bronchi are the two tubes right after the trachea, and they take air that was in the trachea and send it to one of the two lungs. When you have bronchitis, a virus or bacteria infect the lining of the bronchi. Their natural reaction is to produce more mucus, and this causes the body to try to get rid of it by coughing violently. If not treated, some cases even turn into pneumonia.

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