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Is tracheitis contagious if you cough?

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Contagious: Most respiratory infections if not all are contagious through spread of respiratory droplets expelled by cough.

Answered 5/24/2017

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Dr. James Sidman answered

Specializes in Pediatric ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Not usually: Although the virus that causes tracheitis can be contagious, and cause upper respiratory infections, it is unlikely to cause tracheitis in other infected people. That is why we don't see epidemics of tracheitis.

Answered 7/11/2018

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