PNEUMONIA

SYMPTOMS
•Cough
•Fever
•Fast breathing/short of breath
•Shaking and chills
•Chest pain
•Fast heartbeat
•Feeling very tired or weak.
•Nausea and vomiting
•Diarrhea

CAUSES

• Viruses
• bacteria
• fungus
• in rare cases parasites or other organisms

CURES
•Antibiotics can cure bacterial pneumonia and make recovery from mycoplasma pneumonia much quicker
•Antiviral drugs can be used to treat certain types of viral pneumonia, but there is not yet any treatment that works against all causes.
•Supportive treatment often helps. This can include medicines that ease chest pain and relieve violent coughing. Sometimes oxygen is needed. In all cases, a proper diet speeds recovery.

HOW TO PREVENT IT
•The best way to prevent pneumonia is to get a flu shot, because the flu can sometimes lead to pneumonia
•There's also a vaccine against one kind of bacterial pneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia

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