To prevent bronchitis, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Diet
- Micronutrient deficiency (vital substances) – see Prevention with micronutrients.
- Consumption of stimulants
- Tobacco (smoking, passive smoking)
- Lack of hygiene in times of epidemic occurrence (clustered occurrence) of respiratory infections.
Environmental pollution – intoxications (poisonings).
- Air pollutants: particulate matter, ozone, sulfur dioxide.
