Pneumonia claimed the lives of around 2.5 million people worldwide in 2019.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Pneumonia is one of the leading infectious diseases that causes death in adults and children. Data shows that this disease claimed the lives of around 2.5 million people in the world in 2019. As many as 672,000 of them were children.
Pneumonia can be caused by various kinds of germs such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. According to research, several types of germs such as Streptococcus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza, as well as respiratory viruses such as viruses that cause colds, flu, and COVID-19 are commonly found in adults or the elderly aged 65 years and over associated with pneumonia.
Pulmonary specialist at the University of Indonesia Hospital (RSUI), dr. Rania Imaniar, Sp.P explained, pneumonia attacks the lungs and can be experienced by anyone from children to adults. There are several conditions that can increase a person’s risk of developing this disease.
Among them are those with a history of previous diseases such as chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, heart failure. Then, people with conditions that increase the risk of aspiration of mucus from the mouth and nose, those with diseases that weaken the immune system and patients who have had a splenectomy or removal of the spleen.
“Not only this, poor oral and dental hygiene, close contact with certain animals such as pigeons (also a risk factor for pneumonia),” said Rania through a press release from RSUI.
Other risk factors include using tobacco products, especially products that are smoked, traveling to certain areas and being over 65 years of age. sign and pneumonia symptoms It can affect other organs throughout the body or only be felt in one organ.
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