Research Paper On Pneumonia

Pneumonia Pneumonia is a type of respiratory infection that affects a person’s ability to breathe properly. It is a disease that progresses quickly if not treated properly. It has the potential to be fatal but patients usually make a full recovery.
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs. The infection may be caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses. Pneumonia causes inflammation in your lung’s air sacs, also referred to as alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe. Symptoms of pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening. Some of the general symptoms of pneumonia are chest pain, fever, coughing, rapid breathing, and difficulty breathing. More severe symptoms can occur and are coughing blood, lack of oxygen causing skin to have a bluish tone, confusion, and fever above a hundred and three degrees. Pneumonia can become very serious if a person does not rest and take all their medications. The severity of pneumonia usually depends on the cause of the inflammation or by the type of organism causing the infection, a person’s age, and their general health. …show more content…
The lungs' air sacs, called alveoli, become inflamed and fill up with fluid. When someone has pneumonia, oxygen may have trouble reaching their blood. If there is too little oxygen in their blood, the body cells can't work properly. Because of this and the infection spreading through the body, pneumonia can cause death if it gets to be that serious. Pneumonia affects the lungs in two ways. It may be in only one part, or lobe, of the lung, which is called lobar pneumonia. However, it may be widespread with patches throughout both lungs, which is called bronchial