Lower respiratory tract infection
The lower respiratory tract infection are the infection consisting of
the trachea (wind pipe), bronchial tubes, the bronchioles, and the
lungs, including the bronchitis and pneumonia. According to The World
Health Report 2004 – Changing History(1), in 2002 lower respiratory
track infection were still the leading cause of deaths among all
infectious diseases, and accounted for 3.9 million deaths worldwide and
6.9% of all deaths that year.
Bronchitis is defined as a condition of an inflammation of the
mucous membranes of the bronchi, the larger and medium-sized airways
that carry airflow from the trachea into the lung parenchyma(7). Most
cases of Bronchitis are as a result of recurrent injure to the airways
caused by inhaled irritants and cigarette smoking(6).
E. Preventions
E.1. The do and do not’s list
1. Wash your hand thoroughly with soap and water 15-20 seconds can help
to reduce the risk of catching common cold and influrenza. Use
alcohol-based hand gels if washing is not possible.
2. Cover sneeze and coughing and prevent hand-to-hand passage.
3. Enhance your immune function to protect your body against invasion of foreign invasion, including bacteria and virus.
4. Traditional Mediterranean diet
Eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and fish keep lungs healthy. Those
who follow a diet closest to this ” Mediterranean ” ideal are less
likely as their peers with eating habits furthest from this pattern to
develop chronic lung disease. A good amount of fresh vegetable juices
are a good way to start healing, along with adding a variety of spices
such as ginger, onions, and garlic. The emphasis should be on eating as
healthy a diet as possible(36).
5. Eat your fruit and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables not only are very nutritional but also contains
high amount of antioxidants which can combat against bacteria and virus
invasion.
6. Stop smoking
As smoking is the main cause of chronic bronchitis.
7. Avoid occpupation and enviroment exposure to dust, chemical gas, air poplution, etc.
Strong evidances suggested that prolonged period of exposure to dust,
chemical gas, air poplution, etc. are associated to the development of
chronic bronchitis
8. Etc.
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Sources
(1) http://www.who.int/whr/2004/en/
(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130746/
(7) http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/bronchitis-chronic/understanding-chronic-bronchitis.html
(36) http://www.raysahelian.com/lungdisease.html
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