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How come i keep getting chest infections?

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Dr. Kathleen Mullane answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Recurrent chest infn: You may be getting recurrent chest infections because: 1. You smoke (quit cigarette/marijuana) 2. You have underlying lung ds (copd, asthma) ; are at higher risk 3. You are immunocompromised (taking prednisone/other medication that supress your immune systm or acquired ds) 4. High risk exposures for communicable diseases/ crowds. 5. You have not received vaccines (influenza, pneumococcus).

Answered 10/5/2017

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