Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a type of lung inflammation. This inflammation occurs as a result of bacterial infection in our lungs. It is a serious disease for both children and adults. Sometimes it causes life doubts.

Symptoms of Pneumonia

Cough accompanied by yellow or green mucus (phlegm)
Difficulty breathing
Bleeding with cough
A feeling of chest pain when breathing or coughing
Rattling sound in the chest while breathing
Coughing for more than 3 consecutive weeks
High body temperature fever (102-103 degrees or more)
Fatigue, pain in whole body and chest
Aversion to food.

Learn more about pneumonia in children

symptoms and what to do about Pneumonia, especially in children

Elderly Pneumonia

Elderly family members are at higher risk of pneumonia. The prevalence of this disease increases in winter. Patients with diabetes, asthma or chronic bronchitis, undergoing chemotherapy, who cannot walk are at higher risk of developing pneumonia.

How Does Pneumonia Spread?

It is an airborne and highly contagious disease that causes the death of 22% of children under 5 years old in Bangladesh every year. The germs of this disease spread in various ways, such as:
Through the sneezing or coughing of an infected person.
Through using items that have been used by an infected person
The germs of this disease can be present in the nose and mouth of a healthy person, and through breathing, they can spread to the lungs and cause the disease.
In some cases, the germs can also infect the lungs through the bloodstream.

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