Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a lung disease. Pneumococcal pneumonia can infect the upper respiratory tract and can spread to the blood, lungs, middle ear, or nervous system. Pneumococcal pneumonia mainly causes illness in children younger than 2 years old and ... [... more]
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a lung disease. Pneumococcal pneumonia can infect the upper respiratory tract and can spread to the blood, lungs, middle ear, or nervous system. Pneumococcal pneumonia mainly causes illness in children younger than 2 years old and ... [... more]
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What Is Pneumonia?
Pneumonia (nu-MO-ne-ah) is an infection in one or both of the lungs. Many small germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia. The infection causes your lungs' air sacs, called alveoli (al-VEE-uhl-eye), to become inflamed. The ... [... more]
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Aspiration Pneumonia
Doctors make the diagnosis on the basis of the person's symptoms and a chest x-ray. Treatment and prognosis differ depending on the substance that was aspirated. Aspiration Pneumonia: Tiny particles from the mouth frequently dribble or are ... [... more]
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Pneumonia vaccination important for diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers from Denmark say they have "strong evidence" that diabetes is associated with a 25 percent to 75 percent increase in the relative risk of hospitalization due to pneumonia. Writing in the journal Diabetes . [... more]
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia develops in people with limited or no contact with medical institutions or settings. The most common symptom of pneumonia is a cough that produces sputum, but chest pain, chills, fever, and shortness of breath are ... [... more]
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