What is pneumonia in humans?

Answer 1

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection, caused by a virus or bacteria. Symptoms may be difficult breathing with pain that runs through the chest on inhalation, cough, headache and fever. It is characterized by the collection of fluid in the lung tissues.

The most common signs and symptoms of pneumonia; malaise and decreased appetite, fever, cough (productive or non productive), difficulty breathing, chest pain (sharp and localized, worsens when you inhale deeply or are coughing) and excessive sweating. If you are having any of these signs or symptoms you should consult a doctor.

To treat pneumonia:

1. Make a doctor's appointment. Pneumonia is different from the flu or common cold. You can treat these illnesses with over-the-counter medications. Because pneumonia involves inflammation of the lungs, you'll need an antibiotic to cure the infection and stop the inflammation.
2. Drink plenty of water. If you're dealing with a fever, drinking plenty of fluids, especially water can lower your body temperature. Additionally, water and Orange Juice can boost the immune system and speed recovery.
3. Take pain medication. Antibiotics can effectively treat the infection. However, they don't treat pain and fever associated with pneumonia. To stop body aches you'll need to take aspirin or ibuprofen.
4. Get plenty of rest. Some people continue with their normal daily routine while recovering from pneumonia. This can slow the healing process; and in some instances, make symptoms worse. If possible, take a few days off. Rest gives your body the opportunity to heal.
5. To relieve congestion, apply a warm compress to the chest. Thick mucus can cause breathing problems, and excessive mucus can bring on an asthma attack. A warm compress helps loosen thick mucus. In turn, coughing brings up the mucus. If this doesn't work, your doctor can recommend an expectorant to help loosen the mucus.

Answer 2

Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by an infection in your lungs. It can cause coughing, fever, chills, tiredness and weakness. Most cases of pneumonia are fairly mild, but if symptoms are interfering with your daily life, the patient is very young, old or in poor health then a visit to the doctor is reccommended.

Answer 3

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung, and can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

Answer 4

pneumonia is a lung related diease, it stops enough oxygen reaching your blood & without enough oxygen in your blood. the blood cells can't work properly. sometimes you can die.

Answer 5

Viruses and germs that cause pneumonia cause a reduction of the amount oxygen in red blood cells. This leads to a systemic loss in oxygen content.

Answer 6

It's a condition where there is an infection in the lung caused by bacteria.

Answer 7

There is a new vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia which older people should consider getting.

Answer 8

Pneumonia is a lung infection.