PNE UMON IA
an infection in
other less common types may
be caused by the inhaling of food.
liquid, gases or dust, or by fungi
MYCOPLASMA
Causes:
myeaplasmas
Symptoms:
does NOT begin with a cold. firsh
fever Pi cough develop (cough
may last 3 to 1 weeks).
severe cough that may
produce some mucus
Additionally. all share these symptoms: fever, chest or stomach pain, decrease in appetite, chills, breathing fast or hard, vomiting, headache, fussiness,
rapid heart and breathing rate, dusky or purplish skin color
Age, certain diseases lie. HIV. AIDS. Physical Exams (listens to It is only necessary when…
Heart Disease. Emphysema 0 other your lungs), Chest X-Rays, —you are older than 65
Lung diseases). Smoking, having a Blood 6 Mucus Tests —your become confused
—your breathing is rapid
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
—your blood pressure drops
(COPD) and using inhaled corticosteroids —you need breathing assistance
for more than 24 weeks, exposure to Most often, antibiotics to including oxygen or respiratory
certain chemicals or pollutants kill the bacteria, but also therapy
antivirais, fever reducers,
and cough medicine
Between 56 10 million people get pneumonia in the US each year – more than 1 million are hospitalized
Most people respond well to treatment but 40,000-70,000 people die each year
ognosis? Men are 30% more likely to die from Pneumonia than women
Pneumonia is the 4th most frequent cause of hospitilizations