noun
definition
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.
Examples of pneumonia in a Sentence
They said you had double pneumonia, or something like that.
I've seen you knocked to your knees with pneumonia, grief and a sick husband, but you always come right back up fighting.
Tubercular pneumonia may thus be looked upon as comparable to pneumonia excited by any other specific agent.
The pneumonia is usually lobular, the onset marked by rigors, with difficult and hurried breathing, cough and expectoration.
He says he thinks he has a cold, but the doctor told me he could get pneumonia real easy.
The immediate cause of his death was an attack of pneumonia, but the disease was aggravated by the excitement attending his sudden change in circumstances and the incessant demands of office seekers.
He had never been of a robust constitution, and after a little more than a week's illness from pneumonia following influenza, duke of he died at Sandringham.
Kennel cough can progress into pneumonia if left untreated.
Some patients who become infected with the swine flu develop pneumonia.
Newborns who acquire CMV during the birth process or shortly after birth may develop pneumonia, hepatitis, or various blood disorders.
Pneumonia, the doctor said, confirming Alex's fears.
Fevers are primarily caused by viral or bacterial infections, such as pneumonia or influenza.
Bacterial pneumonia develops after the child inhales or aspirates pathogens.
Pneumonia is not usually passed from one person to another.
Fevers are caused in most cases by viral or bacterial infections, such as otitis media (ear infection), upper respiratory infection, pharyngitis (throat infection), pneumonia, chickenpox, and urinary tract infection.
Parents should be aware that children with sickle cell anemia are also at increased risk of infection, especially from the Streptococcus pneumonia and H. influenzae bacteria.
African Americans with HIV infection are less likely to be on antiretroviral therapy, less likely to receive prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia, and less likely to be receiving protease inhibitors than other persons with HIV.
Sometimes, pieces can be aspirated into the lungs, and even though breathing returns to normal, wheezing, chest pain, persistent cough, and pneumonia can develop within a few days due to the foreign body in the lung.
When spasticity limits activity for long periods, it can cause additional medical problems such as sleep disturbances, pressure sores, and pneumonia.
In that age group, it is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, joint and bone infections, and throat inflammations.
Bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia are frequent in CF.
Scarlet fever is caused by group A streptococcal bacteria (S. pyogenes), highly toxic microbes that can also cause strep throat, wound or skin infections, pneumonia, and serious kidney infections.
Occasionally more serious lower respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia or bronchitis, may occur.
Hospitalization is usually required for severe pneumonia in infants and for keratoconjunctivitis (to prevent blindness).
Children with FA are considered high-risk for flu and pneumonia.
The children should also periodically receive pneumococcal pneumonia shots as recommended by their doctors.
When the stomach contents moves into the esophagus, there is the possibility that this material will be aspirated into the windpipe, which can cause asthma, pneumonia, and possibly suffocation or sudden death.
Some children aspirate the stomach contents, which can cause pneumonia or even sudden death.
Sometimes, chest x rays are ordered to check for pneumonia or lung damage due to aspiration of stomach contents.
Chest x rays may help indicate the presence and extent of such infections as pneumonia or tuberculosis.
Patent ductus arteriosus-quick tiring, slow growth, susceptibility to pneumonia, and rapid breathing.
The most common complications are ear infection and diarrhea, although more serious complications can include pneumonia, meningitis, or encephalitis.
Bacterial infections, such as ear infections, sinus infections, and pneumonia are common, especially in children.
Other viral infections may also strike the patient, including croup, bronchitis, laryngitis, or viral pneumonia.
In addition, the mother's illness may progress to pneumonia.
They cause a wide variety of infections including scarlet fever, tonsillitis, and pneumonia.
As early as three months of age, however, the SCID child begins to suffer from mouth infections (thrush), chronic diarrhea, otitis media, and pulmonary infections, including pneumocystis pneumonia.
Left untreated, however, it may develop into a serious disease, including osteomyelitis (bone infection), septic arthritis (joint infection), or pneumonia.
X rays may also show the presence of a secondary bacterial infection, such as pneumonia.
Opportunistic bacterial infections that take advantage of a weakened respiratory system may cause ear, sinus, and throat infections or pneumonia.
Klebsiella and Proteus sometimes cause urinary tract infections; pneumonia occurs generally in immunocompromised hosts or alcoholics, and ear and sinus infections in immunocompromised hosts.
When the bacteria spread to the lungs and bloodstream, serious illness, including pneumonia and meningitis, can result.
Long periods of bed rest can also cause a buildup of fluid in the lungs or an infection in the lungs (pneumonia).
Physicians may prescribe these drugs to treat eye infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, urinary tract infections, certain bacteria that could be used in biological weapons, and other infections caused by bacteria.
Parents should not use talcum powder because of the risk of pneumonia.
Hepatitis, pneumonia, and other dangerous complications can arise, but the likelihood of cat-scratch disease posing a serious threat to health is very small.
This vaccine also may worsen illnesses that involve the lungs, such as bronchitis or pneumonia.
About 25 percent of all children with this infection also have pneumonia.
Immunizations for pneumonia and infectious diseases are part of treatment along with prompt treatment for sickle cell crises and infections of any kind.
Parents should check with the child's doctor before scheduling immunizations, flu, or pneumonia vaccines.