prof. Dr. In his statement on the subject, Doğan said, “Pneumonia is a disease in which a fever usually reaches 39-40 degrees is followed, and at the same time there is a cough with green, yellow, gray or brown sputum, which we call colored sputum. This disease is mostly transmitted through the respiratory tract. We can easily diagnose this disease. We can diagnose with a chest X-ray, a physical examination and blood tests. It can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. The importance of this disease is as follows: It is still very common in children under the age of 5 and in the elderly over the age of 65, and it can cause death. It is actually a preventable and treatable disease. For this reason, I would like to draw attention to the protection part, the prevention part, so that there are no deaths from a preventable and treatable disease.
prof. Dr. Emphasizing that the disease can lead to death, Doğan said, “Vaccination is the most important prevention method here. We strongly recommend the pneumonia vaccine, which is given every five years, especially to people over the age of 65 and those with chronic diseases. Because, susceptibility to infectious diseases in people with chronic diseases is unfortunately more common due to weakening of the immune system. Of course, this can also lead to death. For this reason, we strongly recommend that those who are over 65 years old, and especially all those with chronic diseases, should have the pneumonia vaccine every 5 years.
