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northToday, it is important to remember that pneumonia kills 16 people a day in Portugal and 11 thousand people a month in a European context, according to international and Portuguese data. The trend is that these numbers will continue to evolve, due to the Current pandemic that we live.
Pneumonia is a picture of infection respiratory distress, when reaching an important part of the lung: the parenchyma pulmonary -, corresponding to zone where if effect gas exchanges, essential for the maintenance of life. It can be caused by various microorganisms, including bacteria and viruses. The latter have gained special prominence, since SARS–CoV-2 belongs to the family of viral agents that cause this pathology. It should also be noted that in addition to the virus SARS–CoV-2, pneumococcus was and continues to be the main agent responsible for pneumonia all over the world. It is a bacterium, which in many cases can be lethal.
In most cases, pneumonia occurs when a person’s defense mechanisms are weakened. That is why today, more than ever, there is greater concern for groups at risk, of which they are part or people with serious respiratory problems, patients oncological, obese, elderly, among others. In the case of COVID-19-19, infection caused by SARS–CoV-2, most people infected they only have mild symptoms such as fever, body aches, and cough, or they may not have any symptoms. However, in about 5% of patients there may be a worsening of the condition, leading to pneumonia, the most serious stage of the disease. COVID-19-19.
Paulo Paixão© DR
Whatever the causative agent of pneumonia, symptoms usually manifest in the form of fever and chills, often accompanied by headaches and muscles, cough with or without expetoração, chest pain and shortness of breath, which can even result in a feeling of shortness of breath. Pneumonia can also progress to more complications, such as respiratory failure, lung abscess (collections pus in the lung), the bacteremia, (which occurs when the bacteria that cause pneumonia spread into the bloodstream and cause infections that we can to affect others organs), or even pleural effusion, (which results in the existence of fluid or even pus in the lungs).
For an adequate diagnosis and identification of the main causes of pneumonia, there are laboratory tests in which expetoração and respiratory secretions. Specific tests are used to identify certain agents, such as respiratory bacteria or viruses. For this, molecular biology techniques are used, such as PCR, which have recently gained popularity and allow the identification of viruses such as COVID-19-19 or the flu, or bacteria Legionella. All these tests are performed in laboratories SYNLAB.
The best way to protect yourself is through some tips that have already been widely publicized, but sometimes we tend to overlook. Protect yourself from sudden temperature differences; disinfect and wash your hands frequently; and eat well. Many of the bacteria remain in the mouth, so improve your oral hygiene by brushing your teeth frequently and, if possible, use a mouthwash. Removable dentures can be a bacterial spreading agent, disinfectsthem with their own products. This process help-to prevent-be of infections.
Naturally, the ways to protect ourselves from pneumonia caused by COVID-19-19 or influenza are widely known, being similar for the two infections.
In addition to these measures, the flu vaccine is always an important measure, particularly important this year, in which the two viruses can co-circulate, SARS–CoV-2 and flu. There is still time for this vaccination…
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