When was bronchitis discovered?

Answer 1

"bill nye the science guy invented bronchitis when his daughter had all the symptoms when she was five years old. sadly bill nye didn't find the cure in time his daughter passed away on april18th. later on he found the cure which is peeing into the ill persons belly button and then the ill person will be better in no time. so if you have bronchitis just find a healthy person to pee into your belly button."

^ whoever wrote this is an idiot

Answer 2

Bronchitis is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, the airways that carry airflow from the trachea into the lungs. The first chronic bronchitis case was described in 1808 but the greek also reffered to it as an excess phlegm. In 1808 Charles Badham names Bronchitis, distinguishing it from pneumonia and pleurisy.

Answer 3

Although chronic bronchitis was first named and described in 1808, the disease has been known since earliest time, and numerous drugs have been utilized in its therapy.