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Also according to the latest available data from the European Union Statistics Office (Eurostat), no less than 131,450 people died of pneumonia in 2016 in the EU, i.e. around 3% of all deaths in the EU. ‘year. This is not surprising considering that pneumonia, which strikes at any age, poses a greater threat to the […]
By Dr Srinivas Jakka Pneumonia continues to be the leading killer of children globally, with India accounting for 20% of these deaths and a higher burden of childhood pneumonia than any other country. At present, India has the largest population of children ( To enable these children to lead healthy and productive lives, it is […]
Most people who catch the coronavirus have a mild or moderate reaction, especially with the protection provided by Covid vaccines and boosters. However, hospital admissions are on the increase. The latest government data showed there had been 1,055 hospital admissions on November 2; this is a three percent increase from the previous week. People with […]
What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is a lung infection that can range from mild to so severe that you need to go to a hospital. This happens when an infection causes the air sacs in your lungs (your doctor will call them alveoli) to fill with fluid or pus. This can prevent you from inhaling enough […]
You can get pneumonia from bacterial, fungal, or viral infections. You can also get aspiration pneumonia, which is when you inhale food, or hospital-acquired pneumonia. To prevent pneumonia, get your flu shot, wash your hands and stop smoking. Visit Insider’s Health Reference Library for more tips. Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused […]
Pneumonia is the inflammation of the tissues of the lungs. It usually occurs due to an infection. Pneumonia in people 65 years of age or older can become serious because of the increased risk of developing complications. According to American Lung Association (ALA), older people have a higher risk of developing serious illness from pneumonia. […]
Lipoid pneumonia, or lipid pneumonia, is a rare disease that occurs when oil or fat enters the lungs. Lipoid means relating to fat. Symptoms are similar to more common forms of pneumonia and include a cough, high fever, and shortness of breath. Lipoid pneumonia can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are nonspecific. Rest […]
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), an acute bacterial or viral alveolar infection of the lungs, manifests itself in a clinical spectrum. CAP can be ambulatory pneumonia with anorexia, cough, dyspnea, and fever in otherwise healthy patients or so severe that it requires hospitalization (necrosis or multilobar disease with septic shock). Pneumonia is the leading cause of death […]
Pneumonia is surprisingly common in children. Around 156 million cases of pneumonia are documented each year in children under the age of five worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Unlike simple congestion caused by the common cold or the flu, pneumonia is a direct inflammation of the lungs. It occurs when pus or mucus […]
What is that? Pneumonia: Pneumonia can also be caused by infections that spread to the lungs The lungs are two spongy organs in the chest wrapped in a thin membrane called the pleura. About 90% of the lungs are filled with air, only 10% are solid tissue. When a person inhales, the air moves down […]
What is bacterial pneumonia? Pneumonia is a common lung infection where the air sacs in the lungs become inflamed. These sacs can also become filled with fluid, pus, and cellular debris. It can be caused by viruses, fungi or bacteria. This article is about pneumonia caused by bacteria. Bacterial pneumonia may involve only a small […]
There are different types of pneumonia. Through GILLIAN MOHNEY September 12, 2016, 19:43 • 3 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article ?? – Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis has drawn attention to a disease that kills 53,282 each year in the United States. But pneumonia is actually a broad category of illness […]
Pneumonia is a serious, life-threatening illness in children. It is a form of acute respiratory infection (ARI) that affects the alveoli in the lungs, which are the small sacs that fill with air when a healthy person breathes.. When there is an infection in the lungs, these alveoli fill with pus and fluid, which is […]