By
Emily Gomez
What is Pneumonia?
• Pneumonia is an acute or
chronic disease marked by
inflammation of the lungs.
• It has different types
• The causes are different
• Almost anyone is at risk
• And the symptoms are
various
What Causes It?
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Viruses
Bacteria
Microorganisms
Physical irritants
Chemical irritants
Mycoplasmas
Fungi
Who is at Risk?
• If your body’s defense system is
weak
• Old age
• Children more than 2 years old
• Adults
• People with illnesses
• People with impaired immune
system
• Live in nursing homes
• Have cancer and about to get
treatment
What are the Symptoms?
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Shaking chills
Chattering
Severe chest pains
A cough that produces
rust colored or green
sputum
• Temperature rises
• Breathing and pulse
rate increase
What are the Different Types of
Pneumonia?
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Pneumococcal
Streptococcal
Mycoplasmal
Chlamydial
Viral
Fungal
Aspiration
Staphylococcal
What Medicines Can I Use?
• Antibiotics are often
prescribed.
• Antibiotics are not as
affective as they use to be
• A shot every 5to7 years
resists some kinds of
pneumonia
• Some pills and liquids
• It really depends on what
kind of pneumonia you
have
Some Facts About Pneumonia
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Often pneumonia begins after an
upper respiratory tract infection (an
infection of the nose and throat).
Symptoms of pneumonia start after
2 or 3 days of a cold or a fever
Symptoms of pneumonia vary
depending on the age of child and
the cause of it
Sometimes a child’s only
symptoms is labored breathing
Some pneumonia bacteria can be
contagious by sneezing and
coughing.
The Walking Pneumonia
• Walking pneumonias are
caused by Mycoplasmas
• The walking pneumonia is
called that because the
patient is not sick to be in
the hospital
• Affects people who are 40
years and younger
• Currently there is no
vaccination for this
pneumonia
• Is easily spread by
sneezing and coughing
Bacterial Pneumonia
• Bacterial pneumonia is
caused by a pathogenic
infection of the lungs
• The ninth president of the
United States, Harrison, got
this disease
• More than 3 million cases
occur during the winter
season
• If untreated-the morality rate
is more than 30%
• The older you get the more
at a risk you have if getting it
What is Another Way I Could Get
Pneumonia?
• You can get pneumonia by
getting many operations
• If you are getting
treatment for a disease
• If you are going to get
surgery soon
• Pregnant Women
• People with lung and heart
diseases
Viral Pneumonias
• About half of Pneumonias
are caused by viruses
• The flu virus can trigger
pneumonia
• Not serious
• Doesn’t last a long time
• High fever and blue lips
are symptoms of viral
pneumonia
How is Pneumonia Diagnosed?
• Begins with medical and
physical history
• A chest x-ray
• Check a person’s sputum
• Check the person’s blood
• Sometimes an organism
can’t be found in the lungs
but in the sputum or the
other way around
A Short Quiz on Pneumonia
True or False
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Teens are more likely to get
pneumonia than old people
Doctors check to see if you have
pneumonia by doing chest x-rays
About half of pneumonias are
caused by viruses
Pregnant women aren’t likely to
get pneumonia
Walking pneumonia affects
people 40 years and younger
1False 2True 3True 4False 5True
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