Rhinitis may be contagious, generally acute rhinitis has a certain degree of contagious, chronic rhinitis is not contagious. Clinically, rhinitis is divided into acute rhinitis and chronic rhinitis, acute rhinitis is mainly due to viral infections, with a certain degree of contagiousness, the disease has a certain degree of self-healing, and sometimes do not need to use medication can be recovered on their own, just need to pay attention to in life and work can be, such as indoor ventilation, avoiding close face to face to avoid talking and breathing, and sharing tableware, and so on. Chronic rhinitis is usually related to allergies and chronic irritation caused by various reasons. This kind of rhinitis is usually not contagious, for example, allergic rhinitis in chronic rhinitis is a kind of allergic reaction, which is not contagious. The specific type of rhinitis and whether it is contagious need to be examined by a specialist to determine, to avoid self-diagnosis and treatment.