Inflammation of the lungs, or as the disease is called in the medical world - pneumonia, is infectious. The disease can be a complication after viral infections. Contribute to pneumonia factors such as influenza, infections, hypothermia, intoxication. Both bacteria and viral pathogens can cause pneumonia.
Symptoms of pneumonia
In both children and adults, the symptoms of pneumonia are the same:
- increased body temperature;
- cough with sputum;
- severe runny nose;
- headaches and muscle pain;
- severe shortness of breath;
- well heard rales in the lungs;
- pallor;
- tachycardia;
- poor appetite;
- chill.
In general, the symptoms depend on the viral pathogen, so our list may either complement or exclude some items.
Cough, as a symptom that constantly accompanies the disease, inflammation of the lungs, in which it is easy to diagnose, will allow you to start timely treatment and prevent complications of the disease. With improper therapy, this disease can even lead tofatalities.
Quite often, the fight against the disease occurs at home. The patient does not even suspect that a high temperature manifests itself as a symptom, inflammation of the lungs, in which it is quite possible. He confuses pneumonia with a viral infection. Yes, to be honest, sometimes the doctor cannot diagnose pneumonia. In such situations, complications simply cannot be avoided.
The main symptom, without which inflammation of the lungs does not happen, is a cough. It becomes permanent and the main symptom of the disease if:
- improvement in well-being is again replaced by a deterioration in he alth;
- illness lasts more than seven days;
- deep breath triggers coughing fits;
- even antipyretics do not help to improve the condition;
- appeared obvious pallor of the skin;
- suffers from constant shortness of breath.
Such symptoms do not indicate the presence of pneumonia, but give rise to a thorough diagnosis.
Bilateral pneumonia
In clinical practice, this disease is considered very severe. In this embodiment, the focus of inflammation is localized simultaneously in both lungs. Bilateral pneumonia can develop both as an independent disease and as a complication after bronchitis or SARS. Inflammation captures the alveoli, pleura, intermediate tissue and bronchi.
Inflammation of the lungs in children
Very rarely in children pneumonia is observed as an independent disease. Most often aftera viral infection or as a complication after the flu, any serious symptom appears. Inflammation of the lungs becomes a continuation of an already existing disease. This is due to low immunity. Microbes in the upper pathways are not destroyed by immune cells and easily enter the lungs, where they actively multiply.
The classic case of the disease is pneumococcal infection. In children under three years old, there is also a staphylococcal pathogen. Chlamydial or mycoplasmal bacteria provoke the disease less often.
In any case, pneumonia is a deadly disease for babies. It is very important to correctly and timely diagnose and start treatment. Moreover, in most cases, pneumonia is not so serious and can be easily treated.
