Pneumonia is a lung infection that can range from mild to so serious that you have to go to the hospital. It happens when an infection causes air sacs in your lungs (the alveoli) and tubes in your airways that connect to them (bronchioles) to fill with fluid or pus. That can make it...
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can range from mild to so serious that you have to go to the hospital. It happens when an infection causes air sacs in your lungs (the alveoli) and tubes in your airways that connect to them (bronchioles) to fill with fluid or pus. That can make it...
Aspiration pneumonia is a lung infection that develops after you aspirate (inhale) food, liquid, or vomit into your lungs. You can also aspirate food or liquid from your stomach that backs up into your esophagus. If you are not able to cough up the aspirated material, bacteria can grow in...
Bacterial pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria. Your lungs become inflamed and cannot work well. Bacterial pneumonia germs are easily spread when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or has close contact with others.What increases my risk for bacterial pneumonia?
The lung is constantly exposed to airborne infectious agents due to the large surface area of approximately 100 m2. Therefore pneumonia is one of the most common lung diseases. Understanding infection requires understanding the routes of infections, the
Lung infection: a multi-faceted problem:S129 Predicting outcome from HIV-associated pneumocystis pneumoniaBackground The presentation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) ranges from mild to severe. The former responds to antimicrobial therapy, the latter has a high mortality rate despite treatment...
Pneumococcal pneumonia is a lung infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)1. More than 40% of patients with bacterial pneumonia and 60% of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia develop parapneumonic effusions2. Infectious parapneumonic...
Pneumonia is a respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the alveolar space and/or the interstitial tissue of the lungs. In industrialized nations, it is the leading infectious cause o...
Also known as atypical pneumonia, "walking pneumonia" is a mild form ofpneumonia,which is a lung infection. It is common in children aged 5-15 years old and adults younger than 40. As the symptoms are similar to other respiratory infections, you could have walking pneumonia and not even kn...
Bronchitis and pneumonia can cause similar symptoms. But while bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tubes, pneumonia is an infection in the alveoli.