Pneumonia is an infection caused by both bacteria and virus. It attacks the air sacs in one of both lungs. The infected sac(s) may fill with phlegm and cause cough and difficulty in breathing. Pneumonia could be mild to life-threatening depending on the age and overall health condition of a patient. For example, it is a serious condition for infants, young kids, septuagenarians and those with heart ailments. Pneumonia is curable with early detection and proper treatment that includes medication and people are advised to take medicines until they the infection is fully cured. But most patients make a mistake that is they start missing doses once they feel better. Pneumonia could come back If left uncured, the infection could redevelop in lungs and the second time, it could be resistant to the treatment. Pneumonia patients have to be very careful with their treatment. Try managing the symptoms like high fever and cough by following these steps: ·
With winter starts flu season when people start getting hit by influenza and norovirus a.k.a. winter vomiting virus or stomach flu. But doctors often focus more on influenza partly because vaccines are available to prevent this virus. But norovirus usually remains out of public health radar. Here’re the five little known things about norovirus 1. Norovirus behaves like real influenza does The common thing about influenza and norovirus is they are both RNA viruses. In other words, they use RNA to replicate and it is what makes them highly mutation-prone that in turn makes it difficult for human immune system to against these viruses. 2. It’s hard to kill Norovirus has a special enclosure called capsid. It is a structure that keeps the virus safe from alcohol and other disinfectants. Also, it can survive for several days in room temperature. Regular hand-sanitizers and soap water don’t work on it. But bleach especially chlorine bleach or hydroge