PneumoniaBy: Nicole Bojanowski

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Marc Joe

What is it?

A lung infection that can make you very sick.

Types of pneumonia- CAP

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) occurs outside of hospitals and other health care settings. Most common type and occurs mostly in the winter.

Types of pneumonia- HAP

Some people catch pneumonia during a hospital stay for another illness. This is called hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). You're at higher risk of getting HAP if you're on a ventilator (a machine that helps you breathe).

Types of pneumonia- Aspiration Pneumonia

Aspiration pneumonia can cause pus to form in a cavity in the lung. When this happens, it's called a lung abscess.

Types of pneumonia- Atypical Pneumonia (Walking Pneumonia)

Walking pneumonia is an informal term for pneumonia that isn't severe enough to require bed rest or hospitalization. You usually aren't sick enough to stay home from work or school, so you are out walking around.

What part of the respiratory system is affected?

The lungs

Causes

CAP- Most people get CAP by breathing in germs (especially while sleeping) that live in the mouth, nose, or throat.

HAP- HAP tends to be more serious than CAP because you're already sick. Also, hospitals tend to have more germs that are resistant to antibiotics because the bacteria that does survive the sterilization of the hospital is much stronger.

Aspiration Pneumonia- This type of pneumonia can occur if you inhale food, drink, vomit, or saliva from your mouth into your lungs. This may happen if something disturbs your normal gag reflex, such as a brain injury, swallowing problem, or excessive use of alcohol or drugs.

Atypical pneumonia- viral

Therapy/ Treatments

follow your treatment plan, take all medicines as prescribed, and get ongoing medical care. Ask your doctor when you should schedule followup care. Your doctor may want you to have a chest x ray to make sure the pneumonia is gone.

Although you may start feeling better after a few days or weeks, fatigue (tiredness) can persist for up to a month or more. People who are treated in the hospital may need at least 3 weeks before they can go back to their normal routines.

Bacterial pneumonia is treated with medicines called antibiotics, you should continue taking it as prescribed.

Antibiotics don't work when the cause of pneumonia is a virus. If you have viral pneumonia, your doctor may prescribe an antiviral medicine to treat it.

Viral pneumonia usually improves in 1 to 3 weeks.

Progression

Community-acquired pneumonia is the most frequent type and may be primary or secondary to lung abnormality/disease;

Atypical pneumonia are also classified as community-acquired. This subcategory includes slightly different species who tend to produce a more different clinical picture and are treated differently

HAP pneumonia is defined as pneumonia contracted more than 48 hours after admission to hospital and is due to more virulent organisms;

Aspiration pneumonia is commonly due to chemical damage and secondary infection by bacteria.

Outcomes of recovery

A person with pneumonia usually begins to improve after three to five days of antibiotic treatment. Improvement may be defined as feeling better or having fewer symptoms, such as cough and fever. Fatigue and a persistent, but milder, cough can last for up to one month, although most people are able to resume their usual activities within seven days. Patients treated in the hospital may require three weeks or more to resume normal activities.

Notable Deaths caused by Pneumonia

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