 [ Symptoms ] acute short term memory loss scare 84 yo father had acute short term memory loss scare today he lives alone cant remember how he would got from point a to point b dinner to living room chair span of about 20 mins or so never had this before had his 1 daily alcoholic drink while making dinner is last thing he remembers before ending up in his chair dr said a few weeks ago may have mild form of dementia but not to worry about it had a pretty normal day he said thanks for your help [ Disease ] no there are not bronchitis germs that only cause bronchitis from one person to the next with that said please know that bronchitis can be cause be a few hundred different viruses and a few bacteria species and these germs are capable of being transmitted a person exposed to a virus that one person to have bronchitis will not necessary cause the same identical illness in another person it is really where the respiratory viruses takes up residence this same germ could just as easily cause a cold pink eye sore throat a rash or an ear infection or nothing at all