how can i avoid spreading bronchitis?

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Answer 1

Hand washing: Hand washing is probably the most effective measure you can use to prevent spreading germs. Dont cough into your hands as well. Feel better!

Answer 2

Hand washing...: The most important thing to do to decrease the spread of infection, including acute bronchitis, is frequent hand washing. Stay at least 3 feet away from everyone to avoid droplet exposure. Chronic bronchitis is not due to infection.

Answer 3

Inflammation: Bronchitis is by definition inflammation of the bronchi. It can develop from smoking, inhalation of environmental pollutants, viral and bacterial infections. Some people are predisposed to developing bronchitis, e.G, cystic fibrosis.

Answer 4

Type?: Acute bronchitis is due to either a bacterial or viral infection of the airways whereas chronic bronchitis, a form of copd, is usually due to smoking.

Answer 5

Yes: As most forms of bronchitis tend to be of an infectious cause, anywhere you might pick up infections, such as stores, etc., can make you prone to picking up any respiratory illness.

Answer 6

Yes: I agree with dr. Carroll. Infectious forms of bronchitis are transmitted via airborne particles. This would be especially prevalent in situations where the air is recirculated. Airplanes, closed buildings, etc. Would be examples of this situation. I always get concerned when one passenger in an airplane is coughing because 70-80% of the air in a plane is recirculated.

Answer 7

Yes...: Acute bronchitis is usually due to infection in the airways. If a person with bronchitis coughs or sneezes and you inhale this, you could become infected with the same infection. Coughing and sneezing into your elbow helps prevent this from happening as well as frequent hand washing.

Answer 8

Not directly: Interesting question. Airway inflammation can be helped with cool humidified air, like when an asthmatic goes outside and has some relief of their symptoms at night. I suppose if you're eating ice cream, some of the upper airway inflammation that may come with bronchitis may be relieved with just the direct contact with ice cream. Not sure i'd depend on it for a cure though.

Answer 9

No: Ice cream, although universally desired, has not been shown to provide definitive and reproducible benefit to bronchitis sufferers. On a related but somewhat different topic, although milk products have been implicated to worsen coughs, this is generally felt to be an old wive's tale.

Answer 10

Yes: Absolutely. Smoking reduces the number of cilia in the airway, the tiny structures that help to clear away airway debris, as well as produces the mucous that traps bacterial and dust in the airway. When you burn those away with cigarette smoke, this makes you much more susceptible to all airway illnesses, including bronchitis.

Answer 11

Yes: Smoke, direct or second hand, has been shown to decrease the motility of bronchial cilia causing diminished ability of normal defenses to mount a response to pathogens and allergens.

Answer 12

Yes...: Smoking leads to airway inflammation which puts a person at risk of acute bronchitis due to infections as well as chronic bronchitis, a form of copd. Smoking cessation decreases the risk of these as well as cancers, including lung cancers. Your doctor can help with smoking cessation.

Answer 13

Depends: This is only answered by the etiology of the bronchitis. Viral bronchitis, the most common, usually resolves within 1-2 weeks, but there can be ongoing residual cough that takes weeks to months to resolve. Bacterial bronchitis responds to antibiotics, with the same post-infectious course. Inflammatory and asthmatic bronchitis can go months, depending on the level of control.

Answer 14

Depends: It all depends on the cause: viral- until your body's defense mechanisms fight it off (antibiotics don't work here.) bacterial- same as above with also with the aid of antibiotics irritant (smoke, fumes, etc.)- after the exposure clears and the bronchial cells heal allergen (pollens, molds, etc.) - after the exposure clears and the histamine cells are no longer "sensitive.".

Answer 15

Acute?: There are 2 types of bronchitis: acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is typically due to airway infections and lasts about 10-14 days. Chronic bronchitis is a form of COPD and is not curable although treatments are available.

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