Suara.com – In the moment World Pneumonia Day or World Pneumonia Day today, November 12, 2021, group elderly with pneumonia considered to need special attention, one of which is by getting pneumonia vaccine.
Revealed Chairman Indonesian Lung Doctors Association (PDPI) Jakarta, dr. Erlina Burhan that increasing age decreases immune system, so that the elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia.
“Changes that occur in humans after the age of 50 years need special attention because of their clinical impact. The most visible consequence of old age is the reduced effectiveness of the immune system,” said dr. Erlina in a press release on Indonesia’s Elderly Friendly (IRL), Friday (12/11/2021).
Pneumonia itself is an inflammatory disease of the lungs, which can be caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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One of the causes of pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria or commonly called pneumococci, which can cause infections in brain tissue, lung infections and bacteria in the blood.
This bacterium is also the cause of osteomyelitis or bone infection, peritonitis or infection of the inner lining of the abdominal wall and endocarditis or infection of the inner lining of the heart.
So that the pulmonary specialist at the Friendship Hospital in Jakarta, said to increase the body’s immunity and prevent pneumonia, one of them can be vaccinated against pneumonia in Indonesia.
This is in accordance with the results of a study published in Plos One in 2017 and a study in the United States in 1999 showing that the pneumonia vaccine in the elderly provides benefits.
These benefits include fewer hospitalizations for pneumonia, reduced doctor visits and savings in immediate medical care costs.
Besides that, dr. Erlina also explained the importance of implementing a clean and healthy lifestyle.
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