Pneumonia Treatments and Therapies


This article is about human pneumonia. To read about pneumonia in animals, please see pneumonia (non-human). Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Pneumonia may also occur from chemical or physical in ...
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Complications
... How serious pneumonia is for you depends on your overall health and the type and extent of pneumonia you have. If you''re young and healthy, your pneumonia can usually be treated successfully. But if ...
Source: MayoClinic

Treatment
... Treatments for pneumonia vary, depending on the severity of your symptoms and the type of pneumonia you have. Bacterial. Doctors usually treat bacterial pneumonia with antibiotics. Although you may st...
Source: MayoClinic

Self-care
... If you have pneumonia, the following measures can help you recover more quickly and decrease your risk of complications: Get plenty of rest. Even when you start to feel better, be careful not to overd...
Source: MayoClinic

Pneumonia
... Despite medical advances, including the use of antibiotics, pneumonia is still the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Pneumonia can develop when the lungs are infected by either bacter...
Source: HealthWorld

   

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