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Help please! is copd considered an infectious disease?

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Dr. Hesham Hassaballa answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

No. : COPD is a disease of a chronic cough or destruction of lung tissue. Most often, it is due to smoking. It is not an infectious disease. Thus, it is not contagious and you can't "catch" it from someone. But, if you smoke, you can definitely get it. So please don't smoke. If you do smoke, for your life's sake, quit.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No: COPD is a chronic inflammatory and destructive disease of the lungs most commonly caused by cigarette smoking but also from asthma and Alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency. COPD exacerbations are frequently triggered by a bacterial or viral infection that temporarily causes an acute worsening of the copd.

Answered 6/24/2014

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