A healthcare job search site analyzed 2024 Google search data to identify popular health questions from each state. Here are seven of the top-searched questions and answers from a registered nurse.
Google has long been a go-to tool for many who have health-related questions – and 2024 was no different. Americans across the country turned to the search engine for answers to their medical concerns throughout the year. Soliant Health, a health care job search site based in Georgia, analyzed 2024 Google search data to identify popular questions from each state, as well as a few of the most generally Googled medical queries.
Below are seven of the top-searched questions, along with answers from Australia-based registered nurse Karen Stockdale. 1. Is bronchitis contagious? Bronchitis is not contagious, but Stockdale revealed to Soliant that the virus that causes it could be. Illnesses like colds, influenza and RSV can all lead to bronchitis, which can be contagious for a few days to a week, she said. 2. Is pneumonia contagious? While there are many types of pneumonia, the most common are either viral or bacterial, according to Stockdale. 'Bacterial pneumonia is usually caused by bacteria that already live in the upper respiratory tract, and it develops after a cold or the flu,' she said. 'These types of pneumonia can be contagious, but are not as easily spread.' Viral pneumonia can result from other viruses, such as COVID-19, influenza, RSV and other contagious illnesses. 'These respiratory conditions are easily spread to others via respiratory droplets in the air, meaning the underlying viral infections are contagious,' the nurse added. 3. What is lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes a person’s own immune system to malfunction and attack healthy tissues, according to Stockdale. 'It is a long-term disease that causes inflammation and pain in many parts of the body, such as the skin, joints and internal organs,' she sai
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