The Common Cold Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the characteristics and treatment of the common cold Central Idea: The common cold is a highly contagious virus spread in many different ways and is best treated with traditional remedies. Introduction I. What is the most ...

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. It may develop suddenly, following a head cold (acute bronchitis), or it may persist or return regularly for many years, causing progressive degeneration of the bronchi and lungs (chronic bronchitis). Certain people are more susceptible than othe...

Asthma is a disease of the airways of the lungs, which is characterized by increased sensitivity of the airways to a variety of triggers. It is generally an episodic disease, i.e., acute attacks followed by symptoms free periods. Though most attacks are generally short lived, sometimes-serious cond...