1.My stepbrother has asthma and 3 of my friends have it to, will I get it from them?
2.My Stepbrother recently went to the hospital for asthma and he was throwing up, why was he throwing up?
2006-11-26 12:13:44 · 9 answers · asked by Amanda P 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
1. Asthma is definatley NOT contagious. You will absolutely not get it from them.
2006-11-26 12:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
1.You will not get asthma from your stepbrother and friends.
2. Your Stepbrother was throwing up because he may be allergic to some environment conditions in hospital.
Enjoy Life
2006-11-27 06:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is not contageous, it is inherited through your parents or grandparents. Your stepbrother was throwing up probably from the coughing. Asthma reduces the amount of air, and as a reflex, sometimes you start coughing to clear the airway. Coughing can be violent enough to cause you to throw up. My daughter did it all the time when her asthma was particularly bad. Coughing at night, is a good symptom to know that the asthma is worsening and your brother needs to see his doctor again to have his medications checked up on to see if they are the best ones for him.
2006-11-26 20:25:22 · answer #3 · answered by Catherine M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 No you can not catch asthma from another person
2 Coughing hard for a long period of time along with labored breathing can cause a person to throw up. Probably a lot of phlem or any food recently eaten
2006-11-26 20:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by bullticky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Asthma is not contagious. It is hereditary or caused by allergies.
2. Your stepbrother is throwing up because he coughs so hard he gags himself, or it's because he is just plain sick.
2006-11-26 20:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by Pookie's mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't catch asthma from anyone. Asthma is a respitory problem that effects many people. Is is not contagious what do ever. Sometimes with asthma you will cough so forcefully you will make youself throw up.
2006-11-26 20:18:36 · answer #6 · answered by EMT_B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. No. It is not contagious.
2. The throwing up could either be due to excessive coughing or a sympathetic release of epinephrine (adrenaline) or due to medications (SQ epinephrine or albuterol) but this is not usual.
There is not enough info to guess why he was throwing up.
2006-11-26 20:23:17 · answer #7 · answered by Shizzle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all you won't get asthma from anyone because its no contagioous. 2nd you bro was probably throwing up because all of the coughing and stuff...thats what happens when i have an attack.
2006-11-26 20:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by ★stargirl★ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-11-26 20:15:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋