| Every year there are people that die of | | | | produces a whitish phlegm. |
| pneumonia, especially older people, | | | | Mycoplasma Pneumonia Mycoplasma is a |
| those with chronic illnesses or | | | | tiny bacterium that causes symptoms |
| impaired immune systems, but also | | | | similar to those caused by other |
| affects young and healthy people. There | | | | bacterial and viral infections but more |
| are many types of pneumonia with various | | | | mild and flu like symptoms. A "walking |
| signs and symptoms that usually appear | | | | pneumonia," is caused by mycoplasma, you |
| after a flu or a complicated cold. | | | | may not even know you had pneumonia. |
| Pneumonia occurs suddenly with chest | | | | Mycoplasma pneumonia spreads easily and |
| pain, chills, fever, cough and shortness | | | | affects children, young adults in |
| of breath. Antibiotics are used to treat | | | | community. Gives good results if treated |
| the most common forms of bacterial | | | | with the appropiate antibiotics. |
| pneumonias, antibiotic-resistant | | | | Chlamydia |
| pneumonias are a growing problem. | | | | Chlamydia pneumonia is common among |
| Signs and symptoms | | | | school-age children and causes similar |
| It is not easy to have a cristal clear | | | | symptoms with those of mycoplasma |
| diagnosis of pneumonia, because often is | | | | pneumonia. Has a good response in |
| mistaken with colds and flus. Bacterial | | | | antibiotic therapy, the chlamydia |
| pneumonia There are many bacteria that | | | | bacterium that causes pneumonia is |
| cause pneumonia and you may develop it | | | | different from the one that causes |
| if you had a viral upper respiratory | | | | sexually transmitted infections. |
| infection such as influenza, in older | | | | Pneumonia may be caused by some types of |
| people and people with a chronic | | | | fungi which spread through bird |
| illness or compromised immune system the | | | | droppings, with symptoms of acute |
| symtoms are not that severe and evident | | | | pneumonia and chronic pneumonia. |
| as in young people which have shaking | | | | Pneumocystis carinii causes infection |
| chills, sweating, a high fever, chest | | | | and pneumonia in people with AIDS. It |
| pain and cough that produces thick, | | | | also affects people with organ |
| greenish or yellow phlegm. | | | | transplants, chemotherapy, on |
| Viral pneumonia Viral pneumonia is | | | | corticosteroids or other |
| more often during winter time and is | | | | immune-suppressing drugs. Signs and |
| caused by a a dozen different viruses. | | | | symptoms include a cough that doesn't go |
| Its first symptoms are: muscle pain and | | | | away, trouble breathing and fever. Some |
| fatigue, headache, fever, a dry cough | | | | tests need to be done: laboratory test |
| all those symptoms are more severe in | | | | results, X-ray findings, demographics. |
| people with cardiovascular or lung | | | | Home care is possible even in severe |
| disease. When having a viral pneumonia | | | | cases if the caregivers give the chest |
| you are susceptible of developing a | | | | therapy and antibiotics intravenous and |
| secondary bacterial pneumonia, with the | | | | if good support and home nursing |
| progression of the disease you may | | | | services are assured. |
| experience breathless and a cough that | | | | |