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Can Acute Laryngitis Be Spread?
59 year high school teacher, Wed, 4/23 acute laryngitis, doctor took tests, returned and put on Steroids, Antibiotics, cough meds but no other signs or sore throat. Note to Return to work today, Monday, although I just could not get out of bed. All I ve done the last 5 days is sleep. Today I noticed on line LYMPH % 16.1 Low, MONO # 1.6 x10 3/UL High and MONO% 19.0 % High. Am I contagious? I wanted to go to school tomorrow but now I am not certain of what is best for myself or my students. Thank you, Alice
Fri, 23 May 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM!
Laryngitis is basically of several types, the common ones being Infectious and Allergic. As the name suggests, if you are suffering from allergic laryngitis, then there is no need to worry about it being contagious. However, if you are suffering from Infectious type, then you definitely need to take precautions and be isolated for few days till the infection weans off. To ascertain whether it is infectious, you can undergo certain tests like throat swab or laryngeal swab which will help in identifying the organism involved.
Hope this has solved your query. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Regards,
Dr. Sridhar Reddy
Welcome to HCM!
Laryngitis is basically of several types, the common ones being Infectious and Allergic. As the name suggests, if you are suffering from allergic laryngitis, then there is no need to worry about it being contagious. However, if you are suffering from Infectious type, then you definitely need to take precautions and be isolated for few days till the infection weans off. To ascertain whether it is infectious, you can undergo certain tests like throat swab or laryngeal swab which will help in identifying the organism involved.
Hope this has solved your query. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Regards,
Dr. Sridhar Reddy
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