Is Community Aquired Pneumonia Contagious?
Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Causes
Causes
Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often impossible to identify the specific culprit.
Many bacteria are grouped into one of two large categories by the laboratory procedure used to look at them under a microscope. The procedure is known as Gram staining. Bacteria are stained with special dyes, then washed in a special solution. The color of the bacteria after washing determines if they are gram-ne...
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Health Guide
Pneumonia: Prognosis
...therates areeven higher. They range from 50 - 70% and are greater in women than in men.Older Adults. Community-acquired pneumonia is responsible for 350,000 to 620,000 hospitalizations in the... Read more »Pneumonia: Introduction
...which organisms are most likely responsible for the illness and, therefore, helps decide treatment.Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). People with this type of pneumonia contracted the infection... Read more »Pneumonia: Risk Factors
...Risk FactorsRisk factors for pneumonia often depend on the specific type of disease.Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)CAP is the most common type of pneumonia. Itdevelops outside... Read more »Immunizations: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
...are resistant to many standard antibiotics. This has created a great sense of urgency in the medical community to find effective measures for preventing infection.This picture shows the organism... Read more »Pneumonia: Medications
...antibiotics administered in the hospital.If the organism causing the pneumonia is not known, was the disorder community- or hospital-acquired? Different organisms are usually involved in each... Read more »Images
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