Pneumonia, the world’s most deadly communicable disease, is the leading cause of death of babies worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People often associate deadly pneumonia with the elderly. But, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, no other illness takes the lives of babies as many as pneumonia does. In fact, it kills more than 800,000 children, including newborns who are especially vulnerable to infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going by the data, pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds. And chest infection specialist Manchester<\/strong> says that most of these deaths are preventable. Want to know how? Keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pneumonia is a lung infection that primarily affects the alveoli (the air sacs). It is often caused by viruses or bacteria and less commonly by parasites and fungi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pneumonia specialist Manchester <\/strong>informs that community-acquired pneumonia is caused by bacteria. Bacterias that cause this deadly infection are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella pneumophila, Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In children, viruses account for about 15% of pneumonia cases. Commonly implicated agents include influenza virus, rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, adenovirus, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). A new set of viruses, the Herpes simplex virus, is also known to cause pneumonia in newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pneumonia caused by fungi is uncommon. It occurs in people with a compromised immune system due to complications like AIDS and other medical problems. Fungal pneumonia is often caused by Blastomyces, Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, and Pneumocystis jiroveci (pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP).<\/p>\n\n\n\nPneumonia – Definition and Causes<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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