2006-12-04 09:15:14 · 8 answers · asked by ctgirl 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Nope, chronic bronchitis is one of 3 main diseases that make up the acronym COPD, cronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The other 2 being asthma, and emphysema. It is the chronic production of sputum over a long period of time and is diagnosed by chest x-ray and the presence of a chronic, productive cough over so many months. It does however put you at increased risk for pneumonia.
2006-12-04 12:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by Robert H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 14:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once suffered from Chronic Bronchitis. I would suffer sometimes 3 to 4 times per year! Usually when there was a major change in the pressure outside (I live in the north, and the temperature spikes and dips do wonders to chronic sufferers of bronchitis!). Each time I would get horrible hacking coughs, hoarking up green phlegm..it was so frustrating!
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2016-05-14 19:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Bronchitis is contagious.
2006-12-04 09:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lovechild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
I had chronic bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia through the years, etc., and was Dx'd with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease) and GERD (? the reflux of gastric acid up my esophogus esp at night and which leaked into my lungs). After 12 days in hospital last year; vacummed out lungs of old pfleghm sp? (guck); Prednisone and Protonix (which caused me to lose my memory--temporarily until they took me off it), my pulmonologist gave me the KEY to PREVENTION! He told me to get a cinder block, put it under the head of my bed and sleep on that incline to prevent the reflux! I found that only 4"--the block laying down--under my bed frame worked PERFECTLY!! no more constant coughing, clearing my throat, colds, bronchitis--NOTHING but GREAT BREATHING!!!
Good Luck!!
2006-12-07 14:40:10 · answer #5 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope my daughters home health nurse has it on occasion flare up and her dr told her it was NOT contagious. I am sure he would have told her to be careful considering my daughter can not be around sick people, but he said she was fine
2006-12-04 17:26:05 · answer #6 · answered by Lori R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not Chronic, They have to Watch they don't catch some thing from somebody.
2006-12-04 13:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by roeroe47me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is an infection in your respiratory system
2006-12-04 09:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by DEEDEE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋