Are COPD patients more vulnerable?
In terms of COPD, the Flu affects this population and that’s the reason why expert guidelines recommend vaccination before seasonal outbreaks. If this will provide with profilaxis for the current outbreak is still unknown. Given the lung condition it is expected that COPD may include a predominant population to be affected. These viruses affects seriously the respiratory tract. Since the risk factors for contracting the disease are typical: patients in semi-closed environments (hospitals, nursing homes, schools, prisons, and crowded-close environments during epidemics … it seems reasonable to make some of social distancing at this point. Recommendations for COPD patients to avoid risks of Swine Flu I would recommend to my patients some of the things that media are not saying (but creating panic in the population). If you are a stable COPD patient avoid: • Avoid visits where there are kids (they exchange viruses between each other easier than anybody) • Do not go to parties in close hou
