Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli. Typically symptoms include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and trouble breathing. Severity is variable.Pneumonia is usually caused by infection with viruses ...
Most common diseases
Bronchitis
However, if pneumonia is left untreated, it can become very severe, even life-threatening for children and the elderly. [youtube.com]
It is also possible to get pneumonia after bronchitis. Some vaccinations can reduce the risk of pneumonia. [medicalnewstoday.com]
Chronic bronchitis also greatly increases the risk of pneumonia and can make it more difficult for a person's body to fight pneumonia. [medicalnewstoday.com]
Acute Bronchitis
Patients seeking medical attention for respiratory infections were investigated with serology and culture for Chlamydia pneumoniae to investigate the prevalence of C. pneumoniae [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Since serum IgM to M. pneumoniae was positive and IgG to B. pertussis was significantly elevated, and there were no findings of pneumonia on a chest x-ray film, we made a [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
C pneumoniae was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a nasopharyngeal swab collected on day 5. Virological studies were negative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Viral Lower Respiratory Infection
Note similarity to influenza pneumonia in Figure 5. [ajronline.org]
The causative organisms of pneumonia in children in Egypt. J Lab Clin Med. 1933;13:751-754. Google Scholar [journals.sagepub.com]
Clinical characteristics and computed tomography findings in children with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia. [ajronline.org]
Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
[…] en Infections and infestations Common: sepsis (including fatal outcome), pneumonia (including bacterial, viral, and fungal), upper respiratory tract infection/inflammation [da.glosbe.com]
Multiplex PCR was used to test for Streptococcus pneumoniae, Legionella, Bordetella pertussis, chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae type B [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]
Bacterial diversity was lower in culture-positive samples for Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae, compared to cultured-negative samples. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Upper Respiratory Infection
Learn why pneumonia can increase your heart attack risk. [rd.com]
[…] streptococcal pneumonia. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]
CONCLUSIONS: Seasonal predilection in winter, nasopharyngeal colonization with S. pneumoniae and parental occupation (poor socioeconomic status) are the most important risk [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Common Cold
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Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations. [web.archive.org]
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Adenovirus Infection
This finding of dual viral infections of the intestine and lung in patients with concomitant enteritis and pneumonia provides a basis for symptoms emanating simultaneously [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In view of the serious outcome, HAdV infections should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in neonates. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The first infant, born vaginally at 35 weeks gestational age after premature rupture of membranes and maternal illness, developed pneumonia, hepatitis and coagulopathy and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
COVID-19
[…] time of surgery, these changes likely represent an early-phase of the lung pathology of COVID-19 pneumonia," Dr. [ascopost.com]
Japanese doctors say an asthma drug appears to be effective in reducing symptoms of coronavirus patients who developed pneumonia. [www3.nhk.or.jp]
We report the results of this investigation, identifying the source of the pneumonia clusters, and describe a novel coronavirus detected in patients with pneumonia whose specimens [nejm.org]
Acute Respiratory Infection
Bacterial pneumonia can be caused by Streptococcus pneumonia or Haemophilus influenza type b, among other bacteria and viruses. [medlifeweb.org]
M. pneumoniae and influenza were the leading pathogens among hospitalized SARI patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Although pneumonia itself is not contagious, the viruses that cause it are. [medlifeweb.org]
Asthma
[…] equivalents of C pneumoniae DNA extracted from C pneumoniae elementary bodies (strain Kajaani 7) was used. [dx.doi.org]
[…] or C. pneumoniae. [dx.doi.org]
A 10-year-old schoolgirl was hospitalized with asthma exacerbation and acute pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]