Pneumonia



**The common and scientific name of the disease.** = = **Pneumonia** is known as **“lung inflammation”**. Common names for **Pneumonia is Bronchopneumonia**. There are also different types of pneumonia including Nosocomial pneumonia, a hospital required pneumonia, Walking pneumonia, very mild, and double pneumonia, pneumonia that affects both lungs. The organism that creates Pneumonia is **Streptococcus pneumoniae** named by the discoverer of the organism, **Leo Escolar**. =What causes it? How is it transmitted? =

**The 4 most common causes of pneumonia are bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma and opportunistic organisms**. **Bacteria** is the most common causes for **adults**, **viruses** often causes pneumonia to **children**. Mycoplasma is organisms that have the same traits as bacteria and viruses, and opportunistic organisms are caused to people with bad immune systems. **Most pneumonia is transmitted the same way as a cold- through people’s hands, and into th.rough noses or mouth. In fact, viruses that causes colds and flu can also cause pneumonia.** If your throat is infected, you have sinuses and upper respiratory tract, a cold is caused. If they reach your lungs, it causes pneumonia.

=  What are the symptoms? How long do they last? Is it deadly? = Bacteria and Viral pneumonia don’t have the exact same symptoms, but both pneumonia causes cough, which often produces sputum(mucus that fill lower airways). **The symptoms for Bacterial pneumonia:** All or part of your lungs start filling up with liquid called //**Consolidation**//. There’s usually high fever, and it can go up to 105ºF(40ºC). **Other symptoms include:** - shortness of breath - shivering - chills - headache - delirium (confusion) - severe bad breath - muscle pain  **Viral pneumonia** doesn’t cause the lung to fill with liquid, instead they inflame the actual lung tissue. **Other symptoms include:** - dry cough - minimal sputum - headache - muscle pain - weakness and fatigue - moderate fever, up to about 102°F (39°C) - chills = Can it be cured? If so, how? If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it? =

** Pneumonia can be cured**. Doctors have treatment plans to cure pneumonia. In treatment plans, they provide **antibiotics** for people with bacterial pneumonia and **antiviral** medications for people with viral pneumonia. Doctors will follow up with pneumonia with a **chest x ray** to make sure the pneumonia is gone. You may start feeling well, and start recovering, but you will feel //fatigue//(tiredness) for the past few weeks. People who are treated in hospitals may need 3 or more weeks to return to their normal life routines. =Video about Pneumonia: = media type="youtube" key="9PlEAmdDL1I" height="275" width="448" align="center"

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