World Lung Day

Life without air is impossible - man breathes to, to live! Lung diseases have become common and widespread, and should be remembered, that any pulmonary pathology can become deadly.

We start talking about health only then, when we lose it. Health is the main value in life! You can't buy it for any money, but it can be preserved and strengthened.

World Lung Day is celebrated 25 september and serves as a reminder of the importance of caring, prevention of respiratory health.

Factors in the development of chest pathologies:

• smoking;
• lack of physical activity;
• genetic predisposition;
• hypothermia;
• weak immunity;
• bad environment;
• allergens;
• improper nutrition;
• chronic diseases;
• age;
• stress and psycho-emotional state;
• harmful working conditions.

How to keep your respiratory system healthy?

1. Get rid of bad habits. Smoking (including passive) provokes not only the development of respiratory diseases, but also reduces the effectiveness of many medications.
2. Avoid keeping “dust collectors” in your home – wall and floor carpets, soft toys, open shelves with books, down and feather pillows.
3. Ventilate the room regularly, carry out wet cleaning, maintain optimal temperature and humidity levels in the room, use air purifiers.
4. Get vaccinated against seasonal infections, tuberculosis, pneumococcal infection. This will help prevent diseases, which can complicate the lung condition.
5. Get an annual lung examination using fluorography or radiography. At the first symptoms of the disease, consult a doctor.
6. Include plenty of fruits in your diet, vegetables and foods rich in antioxidants. Avoid excess fat and sugar intake. Drink enough fluids to maintain normal body function.
7. Avoid being in crowded places, Avoid attending public events during the period of viral diseases. Observe basic rules of personal hygiene (hand washing), use protective equipment.
8. Get physical activity, breathing exercises, strengthen your body and walk in the fresh air more often – all this helps improve lung function and strengthen the respiratory system.
9. Treat your teeth on time! Bacteria from the mouth can enter the respiratory system and lungs. This disrupts their work and leads to various diseases..
10. Use personal protective equipment, if your work involves exposure to dust, chemicals and other hazardous substances.

A hotline will be available for World Lung Day:

25 September from 12.00 to 13.00 by phone 8 (0232) 20-19-65 at the Gomel Regional Tuberculosis Clinical Hospital, pulmonologist Olga Petrovna Bocharova will answer your questions.

Ogorodnikova Veronika Olegovna,

assistant medical hygienist

state institution "Gomel Regional Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health "