Pneumonia

Pneumonia be an inflammatory condition of de lung wey primarily dey affect de small air sacs dem know as alveoli. Symptoms typically dey include sam combination of productive anaa dry cough, chest pain, fever, den difficulty breathing. De severity of de condition be variable.

Pneumonia be usually caused by infection plus viruses anaa bacteria, den less commonly by oda microorganisms. Dey identify de responsible pathogen fi be difficult. Diagnosis dey often base for symptoms den physical examination top. Chest X-rays, blood tests, den culture of de sputum fi help confirm de diagnosis. Dem fi classify de disease by wer na e be acquired, such as community- anaa hospital-acquired anaa healthcare-associated pneumonia.

Risk factors for pneumonia dey include cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sickle cell disease, asthma, diabetes, heart failure, a history of smoking, a poor ability to cough (such as following a stroke), den immunodeficiency."Pneumonia – Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH". nhlbi.nih.gov. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

Vaccines make dem prevent certain types of pneumonia (such as those wey be caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, influenza viruses, anaa SARS-CoV-2) be available. Oda methods of prevention dey include hand washing make e prevent infection, prompt treatment of worsening respiratory symptoms, den no dey smoke.

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