5/04/2008

Infirm winter anti-pneumonia

Infirm winter anti-pneumonia
Pneumonia is a multi-common infectious diseases, illness, mainly as fever, cough, sputum, chest pain, severe shortness of those panting, breathing difficulties, can be life-threatening. Pneumonia is often weaker against the constitution, pneumonia and more in winter and spring disease, the infirm winter to prevent pneumonia.

Physical weak, mainly refers to the nutrition of children stunted, the lower the immune function of children over the age of 60 elderly people, especially those with chronic lung disease, heart and brain vascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and accept radiotherapy , The chemotherapy patients with recurrent colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia in children and adults.

The incidence of pneumonia from two types of pathogens, a class is always there, in peacetime, the most common is pneumococcal; another pathogen, in a pandemic occurs, is the most dangerous influenza virus , Can cause influenza and pneumonia. These two types of pathogens are as respiratory tract infections, especially in the winter high.

According to monitoring studies, there are some areas Pneumococcal more than 50 percent of the strains produced a resistance to antibiotics, in case of pneumonia treatment more difficult, so prevention is very important.

The infirm who can be injected pneumonia vaccine, can prevent more than 90 percent of pneumococcal bacteria, only one injection, the effective protection of at least five years or more.

Who should be vaccinated under the guidance of doctors, according to brochures provided vaccine to safely spend the winter.

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