နမိုးနီးယားအဆုတ်ရောင်ရောဂါ ( Pneumonia)

Symptoms

အဆုတ်ရောင်ရောဂါ လက္ခဏာများသည် ရက်အနည်းငယ်အတွင်း ရုတ်တရက် သို့မဟုတ် တဖြည်းဖြည်း စတင်နိုင်သည်။.

They include:

• a cough – you may cough up yellow or green mucus (phlegm)
• shortness of breath
• a high temperature
• chest pain
• an aching body
• feeling very tired
• loss of appetite
• making wheezing noises when you breathe – babies may also make grunting noises

• feeling confused – this is common in older people
  

Causes

အဆုတ်ရောင်ရောဂါသည် အများအားဖြင့် ဘက်တီးရီးယား သို့မဟုတ် ဗိုင်းရပ်စ်ပိုးဝင်ခြင်းကြောင့် ဖြစ်တတ်သည်။.

အဆုတ်ရောင်ရောဂါရှိသူထံမှ အဆုတ်အအေးမိခြင်းကို ခံစားရနိုင်သည်၊ သို့မဟုတ် အခြားသော ရောဂါပိုးကူးစက်ခံရပါက တစ်ခါတစ်ရံတွင်-

• flu
• respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• COVID-19

Pneumonia can be caused by a fungal infection.

It may also be caused by something getting into your lungs, such as water or food (aspiration pneumonia).

Treatment Options

You'll usually be given antibiotics to treat pneumonia. Most people get better in 2 to 4 weeks.

Some people are more at risk of becoming seriously ill. You may need to go to hospital for treatment if:

• you're over 65
• you have cardiovascular disease or a long-term lung condition
• your baby or young child has pneumonia
• you're very unwell

In hospital you'll usually be given fluids and antibiotics to treat the infection. You may also be given oxygen to help you breathe.

You may be sent for an X-ray of your chest and blood tests to check for other conditions.

Important: 

• If you're given antibiotics to take at home, contact your doctor if you do not feel better after taking them for 2 to 3 days.

Prevention Tips

There are some things you can do to help with recovery from pneumonia and reduce the risk of spreading it to other people:

• rest until you feel better – try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to do normal activities
• drink plenty of fluids
• take paracetamol or ibuprofen to help with pain or a high temperature
• cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
• put used tissues in the bin as quickly as possible
• wash your hands regularly with water and soap
• do not take cough medicine – coughing helps your body get rid of the infection

• do not smoke

There are several vaccines available to help protect you or your child from infections that can cause pneumonia:

• pneumococcal vaccine – recommended for babies, adults over 65 and people at higher risk of pneumococcal infections
• flu vaccine – recommended during pregnancy, for adults over 65, people with certain long-term health conditions and those at high risk of catching or passing on flu
• RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine – recommended for adults aged 75 to 79, and during pregnancy (from 28 weeks onwards) to help protect your baby after they're born
• COVID-19 vaccine – a seasonal vaccine that's recommended for people at increased risk from COVID-19

Stopping smoking also reduces your chance of getting pneumonia.

When To See A Doctor

You should urgently see a doctor if:

• you've had a cough for 3 weeks or more
• you're coughing up blood
• you have chest pain that comes and goes, or happens when breathing or coughing
• you're feeling short of breath