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Can bronchitis turn into pneumonia?

I have bronchitis. Can bronchitis turn into pneumonia?

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Not necessarily. Bronchitis is an inflammation of your airways, which is different from an infection. However, if this persists, the inflamed airway can occasionally get infected.
Pneumonia is an infection mainly of the lung tissues and can infect the small/medium sized airways if not properly treated.
People can have both. Bronchitis is infection of large airways with productive cough. Pneumonia is infection with fluid in (small) alveoli . Both terms are over used. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>