Most of us have an idea of pneumonia as a cold complication. That is, the person hurt at least a week, was not treated in a sense, tolerated the disease on his feet - and all this resulted in the pneumonia. According to doctors, the second winter pneumonia is fixed almost immediately, 2-3 days after the start of the disease.
The pathogens of pneumonia are almost always bacteria, less often - viruses. Pneumonia can develop after influenza, adenoviruses, rhinovirus and enteroviruses. Doctors believe that children are more often sick with viral pneumonia, and not adults. According to statistics, in 80-90% of cases of sick are children. The infection is transmitted to both airborne droplets and contact-household. The incubation period depends on the source of infection: with influenza pneumonia - from 1 to 4 days, with adenovirus - from day to 2 weeks, with paragrippe - from 12 hours to 6 days.
The first symptoms of viral pneumonia as in the disease of ARVI or influenza, so diagnose the disease at an early stage is very difficult. The main features are: cough without separation of sputum, headache, chest pain when coughing and at rest, high temperature, lubrication in all body, diarrhea, nasal congestion, general weakness, throat.
Viral pneumonia can be suspected if you pay attention to such signs of the disease: an increase in temperature up to 40 degrees and higher, hoarse or whistling sounds when conversation, explicit signs of intoxication of the body. Children can have redness of the eyeballs, insomnia, nervousness, chronic fatigue, forming limbs against cough attack. In this case, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor.
The first thing to do a specialist for setting the final diagnosis is to assign blood test and x-rays, as well as the study of sputum on the chemical composition. Helps diagnostics and careful listening to the lower parties of the respiratory system. The main treatment of viral pneumonia is antibiotics and antiviral agents, as well as immunostimulating drugs and vitamins. All medicines must be appointed by a doctor, and must carefully prove the treatment diagram.
The main method of preventing viral pneumonia is observance of hygiene. You need to wash your hands after each opposition from the street home. Regular air ventilation. Daily wet room cleaning. And this applies not only to the floors, but also all the open surfaces in the house. Door handles, switches, consoles, phones, keyboards and other public items need to be wiped with antibacterial napkins. It is also necessary to moisturize the air in the apartment. And the whole family take vitamins.