Bacterial Pneumonias
Pneumonia is a sudden infection and inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes that impairs the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Pneumococci, Haemophilus, Streptococci or Staphylococci are those common bacteria for this disease. Some might cause due to viruses. Both sexes and all ages can be affected by this bacteria.
Types of pneumonia:
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- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Institutional-acquired pneumonia
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Hospital-acquired pneumonia
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Most common bacteria that cause bacterial pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Symptoms:
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High fever (over 103° f) and chills
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Cough with sputum that may be green or contain blood or bloody streaks
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Rapid breathing
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Shortness of breath
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Chest pain that is worse when you breathe in
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Abdominal pain
- Feeling tired
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
Streptococcus faecalis
Treatment:Â
To treat bacteria pneumonia, broad spectrum antibiotic,rest and fluids to keep the mucus thin and easy to cough up. Within three days you will feel better by consuming antibiotic. You might need to see a doctor if its getting worst. During the process of healing, you might feel really tired because it used energy inside our body. Thus it is important for you to take a lot of rest.
The antibiotics you consume is very powerfull and may give you some side effects :
• Sore mouth or tongue
• Diarrhea
• Pain, itching and burning when you pee
• Vaginal yeast infection
• upset stomach
• sore mouth or tongue
• diarrhea
• pain, itching and burning when you pee
• vaginal yeast infection