Community Acquired Pneumonia Research Paper

Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by a microorganism. Pneumonia can affect one or both lungs. The infection may be caused by fungi, bacteria, Parasites, viruses and chemicals. Pneumonia produces inflammation in the lung's air sacs, also referred to as alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe. Pneumonia often is a complication of another condition, such as the flu. Symptoms of pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening illness. 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. In addition, they are certain factors that can predispose a patient to pneumonia …show more content…
Weakened immune system, this includes people who take medications (steroid drugs and anti-cancer drugs) that weaken the immune system and people with HIV, AIDS, or cancer. Drug abuse as well as excessive alcohol consumption and smoking. Certain medical conditions such as Asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and heart failure all raise your risks for pneumonia. Pneumonia has been clinically classified as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Classifying pneumonia helps in determining the organism responsible and also determines the appropriate treatment: There are at least three very common types of pneumonia Bacterial, Viral and Mycoplasma. Additional information on each are as follows for: Bacterial Pneumonia Bacterial pneumonia can affect all people, no one is immune to the potential risk of falling ill. All age groups are potentially at risk. In many cases the disease start after a bad cold or flu. The bacteria which most commonly causes pneumonia is streptococcus pneumonia, this is also known as bacterial pneumonia. There are other bacteria known to cause Bacterial pneumonia these are Chlamydophila pneumonia and legionella