PNEUMONIA: ITS CAUSES,SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT....Everything you should know about pneumonia

 What is Pneumonia?

Pneumonia is infection of lungs.If it attacks the both lungs then it is called double pnemonia.

Causes:

The most common thing which cause pneumonia is Sterptococcus pneumoniae. ..Some viral(influenza virus) and infection through fungus

Types:

•Baterical

•Viral

•fungal

Pnemonia effects on lungs:

When the causative organisms enter the aliveoli( In lungs where gaseous exchange occur) they settle there and grow in numbers..

They break the tissues of lungs and the area(in lung) bocomes filled with fluid and pus..

Symptoms of Pneumonia:

Symptoms of pneumonia include:

•Cold that is followed by high fever

•Shivering

•Cough with sputum production

Patients of pneumonia feel difficulty in breathing the colour of skin also change and become dusky or purplish

If you see these symptoms then you should consult with doctor....

THIS IS ALL DUE TO BAD OXYGENATION IN BLOOD

Before the discovery of antibiotics one-third patient died due to pneumonia infection

Treatment/Medicines to cure pneumonia: 

Vaccine is available to prevent Pneumonia(Which is caused by S.pneumonia).Many antibiotics are used to treat different type of pneumonia