Is there any pneumonia droplets

Pneumonia (pneumonia) is an infectious pulmonary disease. To date, suffer from a large number of the inhabitants of the world, because only in Russia each year, registering over 2 million patients.

Can you get pneumonia?Pneumonia is transmitted by airborne droplets? Pneumonia contagious or not? To date, these issues are of concern to many, as more and more people sick with this disease.

In what ways is transmitted pneumonia?

Such a disease as pneumonia is often called pneumonia. Most often the disease begins manifested after the common cold as his immune system is much weaker and therefore has a positive spread of infection. In this part of the microorganisms gets in the lungs and starts its reproduction, which in turn leads to the development of pneumonia. Lately, the most frequent cases of infection with pneumonia directly in medical institutions (hospitals). Only after inspection and determine how and what caused the pneumonia, it can be argued pneumonia contagious or not.

In principle, accurately answer the question whether pneumonia is contagious and how is this disease can be answered only by the attending doctor. But, it is worth noting that a claim that can be contracted from another person by airborne droplets, as well as in the case of strong cooling. But there are many other factors, how is pneumonia, which we discuss later.

Possible risk groups

In our time of Contracting pneumonia was not so difficult, as many people have a very weakened immune system and can just “catch” pneumonia. In risk you can make:

• people with chronic diseases,
• can be infected by a patient (especially if to be with the patient closely),
• people who abuse alcohol or use drugs,

  

• people who have undergone complicated surgery,
• after colds that were transferred “on his feet”,
• people who take hormonal preparations on the basis of,
• pregnant.

The types of pneumonia what is pneumonia considered dangerous

There are many types of pneumonia, while the most dangerous is considered hospital-acquired pneumonia. In this case, pneumonia as the disease is most commonly caused by viruses such as staph, herpes, Streptococcus, E. coli. It should be noted that the transmission of such viruses are often transferred from person to person. The main problem is that germs and viruses is accustomed to the drug and ceases to react to them, making that viral pneumonia is difficult and problematic to treat. It is worth noting that most of Contracting this disease can be health workers. The worst thing is that this type of pneumonia often leads it to death.

Another types of this disease can be noted atypical pneumonia which can be caused by chlamydia and Mycoplasma. This type of pneumonia is very dangerous for people who have weakened immune systems and the elderly. While this can get infected even a healthy person with a good immune system.

Almost all types of pneumonia are dangerous that can be without any symptoms, it can give its own complications, for example, the lungs may remain scars, and this in turn may lead to deterioration of the respiratory system, after which the blood is poorly supplied with oxygen, which can cause other infectious relapse.

Contagious this disease is and can it be transmitted? The question which scientists have studied and came to the conclusion that certain types of pneumonia can be transmitted airborne.So to the question “Contagious pneumonia, and infected or sick?” can accurately be answered only by a doctor after a complete examination.

The effects of a cold

Most often pneumonia occurs as a complication, in that case, if the person had a viral respiratory infection, influenza, parainfluenza, and rhinovirus. In the case that the virus caused inflammation in the Airways in the lung area produces a lot of mucus and pus, which in turn allows bacteria to accumulate. In this case, the bacteria can be transmitted that is airborne (if the person coughs or sneezes). This passes only the flu orthe common cold, but will move it to the pneumonia or not depends on the human immune system, and treatments for colds (if you start to treat a cold in a timely manner, it is possible to protect yourself from complications).

Access to a doctor

If a person feels bad, the temperature is kept more than 5 days, then you need to contact your doctor, as the body may develop a dangerous virus. First and foremost, it is recommended to apply it to the therapist, which will examine, listen bronchi and, if necessary, immediately sent for x-rays. It should be noted that x-ray you to determine whether or not a person develops pneumonia. Also, most likely, the doctor will prescribe to take the General analysis of blood and urine. Then, in the case of confirmation of the diagnosis the patient will be prescribed antibiotics (perhaps even require hospitalization).

Of course, pneumonia not to be treated for one day. You need to be prepared for the fact that the treatment will last no less than 2 weeks since the antibiotic treatment lasts, as a rule, not less than 10 days. But, with proper treatment and strict compliance with all requirements disease easy to win! The main thing — to ask to be healthy!