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