Hospital nosocomial pneumonia

An infectious and inflammatory process that affects lung tissue and develops in a hospital setting, in the classification of nosological names, is defined by the term nosocomial pneumonia. A feature of the disease is a clear connection with the hospitalization of the patient, which takes from 48 to 72 hours in time. This disease is also known under the...

Massage for pneumonia in children

Pneumonia is a serious illness that has no age restrictions. It can appear in both a child and an adult. The risk of irreversible pathological changes is increased in childhood and old age. This is due to the state of the immune system. In juvenile patients, it has not yet been formed, and in old people it is weakened...

Vaccination against pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs is a serious and life-threatening illness. It has a high mortality rate, especially in infants. The assumption that the pathology develops due to hypothermia is incorrect. The disease provokes the penetration of pathogenic microbes into the body. Therefore, pneumonia can be prevented if the pneumonia vaccine is timely given. When is vaccination needed Vaccination against...

Pneumonia after cesarean section in newborns

Caesarean section is an operative resolution of labor. It is necessary in cases where a woman cannot give birth naturally due to anatomical features, diseases transmitted vertically, pathologies of the child. Today, 1/3 of children are born in this way. Babies are born weak after surgery. Due to poor immunity, they are susceptible to various infections. Often, after a...

Is pneumonia contagious

Pneumonia is an inflammatory process that affects the lung tissue. This disease is infectious in nature, it is caused by various types of pathogens. The infectiousness of pneumonia depends on the type of microorganism, on the degree of closeness of contact with the patient. In addition, the health status of a person, the degree of his immune defense...