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- Bronchitis is an inflammatory process in the bronchi, pneumonia is an infectious disease involving lung tissue.
- Bronchitis can be complicated by pneumonia, complications of pneumonia are much more serious.
- Treatment of bronchitis requires bed rest at home; pneumonia is treated only in a hospital.
- Bronchitis in some cases can be treated without the use of antibiotics; treatment of pneumonia requires the immediate use of antibacterial drugs.