Pneumonia Disease

Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation of the organs of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites in which the pulmonary alveoli (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere to "inflame" and fill 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 Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria attack, or pneumonia.

Pneumonia disease often suffered by most of the elderly (aged) and those with chronic disease as a result of damage to the immune system (Immune), but pneumonia also can attack the young servant who was healthy. Currently Pneumonia disease reported in the world has become the major diseases among children and is a serious disease that meragut the lives of thousands of elderly people every year.

Occurrence Disease Pneumonia

How to transmission of the virus or bacterial pneumonia so far not known for sure, but there are some things that allow a person at high risk of pneumonia disease. This is among others:
1. People who have a weak immune system, such as HIV / AIDS and people with chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus. Neither of them ever / kemoterapy undergoing routine (chemotherapy) and taking drugs in the class Immunosupressant long time, where they generally have immunity (immune) Weak.

2. Smokers and alcohol drinkers. Heavy smokers may experience respiratory tract irritasi (bronchial) which eventually led to secresi muccus (ripple / sputum), if the ripple / sputum containing the bacteria can cause pneumonia. Alcohol can adversely affect the blood cells and white, this is causing weakness in immunity against an infection.

3. Patients who were in the intensive care (ICU / ICCU). Patients who performed the action ventilators (breathing aids) 'endotracheal tube' highly at risk for pneumonia. While they will cough out through the pressure of the stomach contents (stomach) to the throat, if it contains bacteria and move to the cavity breathing (a ventilator) then hit a high potential pneumonia.

4. Inhaling polluted air pollution kemikal substances. High risk faced by farmers when their crops sprayed with kemikal substance (chemical) without wearing a mask is happening irritasi and cause inflammation of the lung disease as a result easily Pneumonia with bacterial or viral entry.

5. Old patient lay. Patients undergoing major surgery that caused this problem dalah mobilization is one of the high risk of pneumonia disease, where the bed lay a static allows ripple / muccus assembled into dirongga lung and 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 identified after undergoing X-ray inspection (Rongent) and sputum examination.

Handling and Pneumonia Disease Treatment

Handling and treatment of pneumonia in patients depending on the severity of the symptoms that arise and the type of cause of pneumonia itself.
1. Pneumonia caused by bacteria will be given antibiotic treatment. Treatment must be really komplite until really no longer any symptoms or the results of X-ray and sputum did not reveal the existence of bacterial pneumonia, otherwise it will someday come back suffered pneumonia.

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

3. Pneumonia caused by the fungus will receive treatment with antifungal gift.

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