What is Pneumonia?
What are the Symptoms of Pneumonia?
How is Pneumonia Diagnosed?
What are the Causes of Pneumonia and Who is at risk?
Some other risk factors that affect pneumonia are:
Types of Pneumonia
Treatment of Pneumonia
How can Pneumonia be Prevented
- Doctor will diagnose pneumonia based on your symptoms, medical history and laboratory tests.
- He will examine you physically and do various examinations like – blood test, x-ray, sputum analysis etc.
- In some cases Bronchoscopy, a procedure to view the airways of the lungs, is done to diagnose pneumonia and its severity.
What are the Causes of Pneumonia and Who is at risk?
- Pneumonia is an infection caused by bacteria, virus and sometimes fungi.
- A cold or a flu can trigger pneumonia.
- Pneumonia can be affected in any age. But children in young age and elderly people have higher risk.
- People who have lung disease or a history of any health problems are likely to be affected by pneumonia.