Health: bronchiolitis also affects adults

Bronchiolitis, respiratory involvement, with inflammation, “can affect everyone“, indicates, Tuesday, November 15 on the set of 12/13, the journalist and doctor Damien Mascret. There are however differences, related to the anatomy. The respiratory tree begins with the trachea, is divided into two bronchi which go in the lungs, and then these bronchi divide into small channels, called bronchioles.”When these ducts become inflamed, there is inflammation, this is called bronchiolitis“, explains the doctor.

In children under two years of age, it is essentially the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that causes bronchiolitis. In adults, several causes are possible: tobacco, pollution, other viruses, bacteria, RSV or even certain diseases.that weaken the lungs or immunity“. There are two major risks for adults: in the case of RSV bronchiolitis, patients generally show few symptoms, and can infect infants without taking precautions. The elderly, sick or pregnant women risk complications elsewhere.