Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Selma Aktaş said that pneumonia is not a disease to be underestimated and explained that it is especially serious in immunocompromised people, the elderly, pregnant women, young children, alcohol and cigarette addicts.
Bilecik Training and Research Hospital Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Selma Aktaş gave information about pneumonia (pneumonia). Aktaş said, “Pneumonia is a disease caused by inflammatory fluid filling the lung sacs. These can cause very easy infection when bacteria, viruses and fungal infections reach the lungs. It can be especially serious in immunocompromised people, the elderly, pregnant women, young children, alcohol and cigarette addicts. If you have a cough with phlegm or dry cough, chills, chills, fever, weakness, muscle aches, fatigue, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, chest pain that increases especially with breathing, headache, confusion, confusion of consciousness, you are very likely to have pneumonia.”
“Pneumonia can be delayed and aggravated during these seasons”
Dr. Selma Aktaş noted the following:
“Especially in places of collective living, military, kindergartens, nursing homes, public transportation vehicles or public places, droplets spread to the environment with coughs and sneezes can reach our lungs through respiration. In the same way, infection can be transmitted by contact with surfaces shared with sick individuals, by touching shared objects and by bringing the hand we have touched to our nose and mouth. For this reason, it is very important for individuals at risk to pay attention to hygiene, hand washing, wearing masks and ventilating the environment. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important to prevent serious complications of pneumonia. Especially in these seasons, pneumonia can be delayed and aggravated due to the similar symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections such as flu and colds.”
“Pneumonia can be diagnosed with a doctor's examination and some medical tests”
Prof. Dr. Selma Aktaş, explaining that the disease can be diagnosed with a doctor's examination and some medical tests, said, “First of all, patients who undergo a doctor's examination are sent for a chest X-ray. If the chest X-ray is not enough, the diagnosis is confirmed with tomography and blood tests and sputum tests. Patients whose diagnosis is confirmed are treated at home, in hospital wards or in hospital intensive care units depending on the type of disease, severity of the disease and the general condition of the patient. It is especially important for patients receiving treatment at home to use the medications prescribed by the doctor regularly and to complete the treatment process under the doctor's supervision. The pneumonia vaccine, which we recommend especially to the risk group to prevent pneumonia, is very helpful in preventing the spread and complications of the disease. I wish everyone healthy days,” he said.
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