What's the difference between having asthma and bronchitis?

Infection: Bronchitis is usually caused by a viral infection and causes inflammation of the airways associated with cough and sputum production. There is typically no wheezing with bronchitis. Asthma is also due to inflammation and may worsen with viral infection. Asthma causes cough and sputum production and usually also causes wheezing.

Difference....: Acute bronchitis is an infection of the airways and chronic bronchitis is a form of copd. Asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent episodes of reversible airway obstruction whereas chronic bronchitis has irreversible airway obstruction. Asthma exacerbation can be caused by acute bronchitis, among other things.

Yes: Bronchitis is simply, inflammation of the bronchi whereas asthma is inflammation of the small air ways of the lungs along with increased mucous production and air trapping as the result so that one can not get good breaths because they can't expell the air and get proper gas exchange across the alveoli (small air sacks at the lower part of the lung). Thus, respiratory distress.

Asthma is chronic.: Bronchitis is a general term to indicate inflammation of the airways. It is usually temporary and caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Asthma can be triggered by infections but generally implies a more chronic problem, caused by chronic inflammation of the breathing tubes. Most with asthma have allergic inflammation although some do not. Treatment is different and depends on the cause.