Can children's cough be contagious?

We all know that cold and cough is a very common childhood disease. Can children's cough be contagious? This is also a question that many people have. When children are playing together or in kindergarten, we often encounter children who have a cold and are coughing. At this time, many parents are in a dilemma. Should they let their children play with them? Can children's cough be contagious? Today I will answer your questions and solve your doubts.

From the perspective of whether coughs are contagious or non-contagious, they can be divided into two categories: coughs caused by infectious factors and coughs caused by non-infectious factors.

1. Cough caused by infectious factors:

1. Cough caused by bacterial infection.

Some coughs are caused by bacterial infection, such as bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. In addition to coughing, they are usually accompanied by fever, poor spirits, and coughing and expectoration. Everyone knows that coughing when suffering from tuberculosis is contagious. Tuberculosis is actually a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is more contagious.

2. Cough caused by viral infection. Some common viruses that cause colds, tracheitis, and pneumonia all have coughing symptoms, and the droplets sprayed during coughing contain viruses. Babies with poor resistance may be infected after coming into contact with these droplets containing viruses.

3. Cough caused by mycoplasma infection. Mycoplasma pneumonia, which is more common nowadays, is caused by mycoplasma infection. The droplets sprayed during coughing contain mycoplasma and are also contagious.

2. Cough caused by non-infectious factors:

1. Allergic cough. Allergic cough caused by inhaling cold air or some allergenic gases, or coughing during exercise, are all coughs caused by non-infectious factors and are not contagious.

2. Coughing during asthma. For babies with allergic constitutions, the coughing during asthma attacks is generally not contagious if it is not caused by a viral infection.

3. The baby coughs due to aspiration pneumonia caused by choking on milk.

If it is infectious, cross infection may occur. You need to understand the cause of the cough. If the cough is caused by infectious factors, the droplets accompanying the cough may be infected and cause coughing. However, if the cough is caused by other reasons, such as allergies, asthma, and pharyngitis, this cough is generally not contagious. But like yawning, it is easy for people to feel itchy in the throat and cough a few times.

Secondly, we need to increase resistance from the root, that is, increase the baby's immunity. For example, you can buy some Naijel to eat, and pay attention to feeding the baby with vegetables and fruits in daily life. It is also necessary to avoid children's picky eating and increase proper exercise. You can take the child to run and jump rope when it is warmer.

Finally, for the baby's cough, we can treat it with medicine, such as giving the baby an appropriate amount of cough syrup; at the same time, we can also let the baby eat more vegetables and fruits to increase vitamin C. It is also very important to ensure that the room is well ventilated. When the baby is about to cough, you can help the baby to smooth his back and encourage him to spit out the phlegm.

The above is the answer to the question of whether children’s coughs can be contagious. Through this introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of this issue, so you must strengthen exercise and eat a balanced diet to increase your resistance.