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Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Introduction

Introduction

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung that is most often caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, or other organisms. Occasionally, inhaled chemicals that irritate the lungs can cause pneumonia. Healthy people can usually fight off pneumonia infections. However, people who are sick, including those who are recovering from the flu (influenza) or an upper respiratory illness, have weakened immune systems that make it easier for bacteria to grow in their lungs.

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Expert & Community Posts

Asthma: Linked to the Nose, Throat and Stomach?

By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

... Dr. Greenberger reminds the clinician the upper airway (nose and sinuses) should never be... Read more »

Hard to swallow: Understanding Dysphagia

By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

...aspirating food, drink, or stomach acid into the airway and lungs. If you've been treated for... Read more »

Do Your Symptoms (or Your Child's) Suggest Asthma?

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...asthma, your respiratory system, that is your lungs and airways, are inflamed. This inflammation... Read more »

Combination Asthma Inhalers = Increased Convenience + Better Asthma Control

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...steroids work over time to reduce inflammation in the airways and prevent permanant damage to... Read more »

Eating for Better Respiratory Health... Is it Possible?

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...love it if I could find a way to help my lungs and airways become healthier that didn't involve... Read more »

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Health Guide

Asthma In Infants

What is asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of breath, breathing trouble and other symptoms. If... Read more »

Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests

...function in people with obstructive or restrictive lung diseases such as asthma or cystic fibrosis.If the airways are obstructed, these measurements will fall. Depending on the results, the doctor... Read more »

Scoliosis: Managing Scoliosis

...(About 80% of such curves will not progress significantly without any treatment.)Improving Lung FunctionAirway Ventilation at Night. Some research has focused on the use of airway systems, such as... Read more »

Acid Reflux (GERD) Risk Factors

...respiratory illnesses than other one-year olds.Associations with Asthma and Infections in the Upper Airways. In addition to asthma, GERD is associated with other upper airway problems, including... Read more »

Asthma Treatment in Children

...is usually administered, and can be life saving in severe cases.Infusions of magnesium sulfate opens airways and are an important emergency treatment for adults.Its benefits for children need to... Read more »

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