Pneumonia Disease

Pneumonia Disease

Pneumonia is an infectious disease or inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites in which the pulmonary alveoli (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed, and filled with fluid. Pneumonia can also be caused by chemical or physical irritation of the lungs or as a result of other diseases, such as lung cancer or too much alcohol. But the most frequent cause is assault bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus.

Pneumonia disease most often affects the elderly (seniors) and those with chronic disease as a result of damage to the immune system (immune), but pneumonia also can attack a lean, healthy young subjects. Currently the world's diseases Pneumonia was reported to have become the major diseases among children and is a serious disease that meragut lives of thousands and thousands of parents every year.

Pneumonia Disease Occurrence

How to viral or bacterial infection Pneumonia until now has not known for sure, but there are some things that allow a person at high risk of developing the disease pneumonia. These are:
1. People who have weak immune system, such as people with HIV / AIDS and people with chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus. Neither of them ever / regularly undergo kemoterapy (chemotherapy) and taking classes Immunosupressant in a long time, which they generally have immunity (immune) Weak.

2. Smokers and alcohol drinkers. Heavy smokers may experience irritation of the airways (bronchial), which ultimately led to secresi muccus (ripple / sputum), When the ripple / sputum containing bacteria then can cause pneumonia. Alcohol can adversely affect white blood cells, causing weakness of the immune system to fight an infection.

3. Patients who are in intensive care room (ICU / ICCU). Patients who performed the action ventilator (breathing aids) 'endotracheal tube' highly at risk for pneumonia. When they cough will issue a back pressure of gastric contents (stomach) to the esophagus, if it contains bacteria and migrate into the cavity breathing (ventilator), the potentially higher risk of pneumonia.

4. Inhaling polluted air pollution kemikal substances. High risk faced by farmers when they spray crops with kemikal substance (chemical) without wearing a mask is happening cause irritation and inflammation of the lungs which consequently suffer from pneumonia with easy entry of bacteria or viruses.

5. Patients who long lay. Patients undergoing major surgery that caused him problems in such matters, mobilization is one of the high risk of disease Pneumonia, where the bed lay a static allows ripple / muccus gathered in cavity lung and a bacterial growth media.

Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia Disease

Symptoms associated with pneumonia include cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. While the signs of suffering from pneumonia can be known after undergoing X-ray examination (Rongent) and sputum examination.

Handling and Treatment of Pneumonia Disease

Handling and treatment in patients with pneumonia depends on the severity of symptoms and type of cause of pneumonia itself.
1. Pneumonia caused by bacteria will be given antibiotic treatment. Treatment should be really really komplite until no longer any symptoms or the results of X-ray and sputum no longer shows the existence of bacterial pneumonia, otherwise it will return someday suffered pneumonia.

2. Pneumonia caused by a virus will be given treatment similar to flu patients, but more emphasis to the provision of adequate rest and plenty fluid intake and good nutrition to help restore the immune system.

3. Pneumonia caused by fungus will receive treatment with antifungal administration.

Besides giving other drugs to help reduce pain, fever and headache. Provision of anti-(suppressor) cough at the recommended low dose just enough to make the patient can rest sleep, because coughing will also help the cleaning process secresi mucossa (ripple / phlegm) diparu-lung.