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tracheobronchitis

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Noun1.tracheobronchitis - common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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The medical name for kennel cough is tracheobronchitis, also known as Bordetellis or Bordetella, whatever you call it, it is irritating to the owner and to the dog.
All the experimentally infected and contact-exposed dogs showed elevated rectal temperatures, virus shedding, seroconversion, and severe necrotizing tracheobronchitis and bronchioalveolitis.
An infection of the bronchi alone is rare, however, and usually tracheobronchitis is present, with involvement of other areas of the respiratory tract.
 
 
 
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