Monday 18 November 2013

Pneumonia symptoms can harms your child ? You have to know! Read on!

Hey, let's read this article if you want to know more about this disease okay ? You will know more info about this disease :)






What is Pneumonia ?
Pneumonia is an infection of one or two lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Before the discovery of antibiotics, one over three of all the people who had developed pneumonia subsequently died from the infection. Currently, more than 3 million people develop pneumonia each year in the United States. More than half a million of these people are admitted to a hospital for treatment. Although most of these people recover, approximately 5% will die from pneumonia. Pneumonia is the sixth leader of cause of death in America.


Symptoms of pneumonia that harm your child and an adult
Do children often attacked cough, fever and flu? When this happens, the little course decreased appetite and refuses to drink milk. There are times when they drink milk because of choking cough. It may be normal situation, but if health problems persist for more than three days, hurry up act! Don't let the cute baby suffer from this disease :( This is because if left unchecked, your child's lungs may be infected with viruses that cause your child suffering from pneumonia.

♦ Fever
♦ Cough with or without sputum
♦ Chest pain
♦ No appetite, don't want to eat
♦ Feeling unwell, often whining
♦ Fast breathing or trouble breathing
♦ Vomiting or diarrhea

Early Prevention
Pneumonia is a lung infection problems are very common among children. Frequent lung infections suffered by children under 5 years old.

About 60 percent of the main causes of most of the children admitted to the hospital in Malaysia. At first the child will suffer from inflammation of the lungs (bronchitis) before turning into more of chronic pneumonia. Pneumonia may be difficult to detect on an active child, but in general can be traced through the changing nature of child irritable, does not want to drink milk and inactive.

For active children, may be a bit difficult to detect these symptoms but if he lasts more than three days coughing, lethargy, vomiting, wheezing and suffering from lack of water (dehydration) immediately seek further examination by a medical officer nearby. Parents should be aware of the risk of pneumonia. Immediately consult a doctor for further treatment. Children at risk of developing this disease is that they are cared for by a nanny at the nursery, 'day care', which in many groups and large family with a narrow home. At the same time left clean environment and sharing food and drink containers that cause disease spread easily. In the meantime, for infants aged one to three months should be healthy and there is no reason this baby fever. But if you still have fever, infants should undergo immunization.

Lung infections can be very serious in a short time, especially among small children. Children can suffer from a lack of water (dehydration) or lack of oxygen. Children who experience these symptoms should be admitted to the hospital fast breathing, difficulty breathing, lips turn blue, coughing up blood and could not eat or drink or not pee. These infections can be life-threatening.


Treatment
Children who suffer from this infection caused by bacteria, antibiotics will be given by the doctor. However, if the infection in the lungs is prolonged or becomes critical, your child should be admitted to hospital for oxygen, antibiotics and other medical support.

In the meantime, early prevention to avoid possible infection such as personal hygiene, good environment and continue breastfeeding. Another alternative emptive parents can get the vaccine through private hospitals to boost your child's immune. Vaccines, like whooping cough (pertussis) and measles (measles), influenza vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine is taking immunization can prevent infection in the lungs.


5 Easy Tips
1.Must have a thermometer to measure the temperature of his body.

2.Get a bottle nipple type Y-Cut out the milk when consumed by children. This kind of helps prevent choking toddler milk.

3.Make sure the kindergarten environment clean and not too many children.

4.Get medical attention if fever, flu and cough does not improve after three days.

5.Continue breastfeeding to boost antibody.


What doctor will do ?

(don't afraid to go to hospital ? Doctor won't eat you, they just want to check your health whether you're healthy or not okay ?)

X-ray test
Your doctor will do a chest x-ray test. Your chest x-ray scan may show white stains or normal

Sputum
Sputum will be examined under the microscope discretion to see germs. Sputum culture done to determine the type of bacteria.

Blood
Looking cell response to infection. Your white blood cells may have increased or normal or low. Blood cultures may also be done if your doctor thought the occurrence of sepsis or septicemia.


This Cute Baby Had Pneumonia





Pity her :(

She's smiling.  Click here if you want to read about this baby

Do not let your child suffer with this disease. This disease does not just happen to children, but it happens to the adult. So be careful and see your doctor regularly to check your health if there are symptoms in yourself or your child okay guys ?  :)




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