Causes, Symptoms and Disease Prevention Pneumonia

Pneumonia or commonly known as strep pneumonia is a disease classified as deadly with the target, namely the lungs with levels ranging from mild to serious and life threatening.
Pneumonia itself in the language of the experts is an event in which there is inflammation of one or both lungs and inflammation is usually caused by infection from viruses, fungi, parasites or bacteria that attack the air sacs (alveous).
At the end of a set of tiny air pockets at the end of the respiratory tract will experience swelling and filled with fluid, causing a cough with phlegm, shortness of breath or fever. Serious pneumonia most often found in children and the elderly with more than 65 years of age.Cause of Pneumonia
As mentioned previously, the wet lung disease can be caused due to infection of pathogenic microorganisms that invade the alveoli.
Virus: It is a major cause of outbreaks of pneumonia in infants less than 2 years. Viral pneumonia is usually caused by viruses such as influenza virus. Although usually mild, but pneumonia caused by a specific influenza virus will be serious.
Bacteria: Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia, which can enter the lungs through inhalation of air. It could also be due to Streptococcus pneumoniae that can occur by itself or after the flu atapun cough and cold.
Mushroom: Pneumonia caused by fungi are very rare, usually affects individuals who have a very weak immune system such as HIV / AIDS.
Parasites: A variety of parasites can enter the body through skin contact, ingestion or through insects. The most common parasites causing pneumonia are "Toxoplasma gondii", "Strongyloides stercoralis", and "" ascariasis.
Idiopathic: This is a class of diffuse lung disease. This includes pneumonia that is not contagious, and is usually caused by smoking.
Pneumonia alone can also be acquired in the hospital, this is due to a bacterial infection that occurs in people who have 48 hours or more are hospitalized. Pneumonia can be more serious because it usually causes pathogenic bacteria will be resistant to antibiotics.Symptoms of Pneumonia
Symptoms of pneumonia itself can be seen from how serious level, miulai from mild to serious.

 Mild pneumonia have similar symptoms with the flu coughs or colds. But the difference in this disease sufferers do not heal-heal or require a long time to heal.
Symptoms of pneumonia include:

    Chest pain when breathing or coughing
    Fever accompanied by sweating and chills
    Out of breath
    Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
    Cough with phlegm accompanied by green or red with blood
    Heart beat faster
    Fatigue and muscle pain
To be sure when experiencing some of the symptoms above simultaneously, should be immediately checked by a doctor.Pneumonia Disease Prevention
For the prevention of itself can be preceded by vaccinating against the bacterium that causes pneumonia because now a lot of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, so the vaccine is a good step for menccegah transmission of the disease is pneumonia.
In addition, no less important is to maintain personal and environmental hygiene. All things either good or bad starts from oneself, as well as health.
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