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I went to the doctor and he told me that i have cheats and throat infection.. and people say i might have broncitis.. idk wich to believe.

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Both: The throat infection is the one that can lead to chest infection, as they say. Unless there is a chest xr showing pneumonia, bronchitis is presumed. So both are right.

Answered 2/16/2014

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