REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – A non-smoking lifestyle is said to prevent pneumonia. An internal medicine specialist at the Central General Hospital (RSUP) Dr. Sardjito, Dr. Taufik Indrawan said the smallpox or as the public knows the smallpox inflammation is caused by infection.
“So no smoking, okay smoke current and modern cigarettes,” said Taufik in “Sleeping on the floor often makes your lungs wet, is it true?” which was broadcast by the Ministry of Health in Jakarta, Thursday (2/5/ 2024).
Dr Taufik said the risk of pneumonia is higher in children and the elderly, especially those with chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease, chronic heart disease and diabetes. “Among the causes of death in children are pneumonia and diarrhea. It is also the same in old people or elderly people. Among the most common causes of diseases in the elderly is pneumonia,” he said.
Taufik said the next step to prevent pneumonia is to avoid pollution. If you have to because the work environment is contaminated, you must wear a mask.
He explained that pneumonia is caused by pollution, bacteria, viruses and fungi. In addition, he said, the symptoms that may appear are caused by the immune system trying to attack the pathogen, namely cough, fever, and if not treated, shortness of breath.
“A lot of pneumonia is caused by upper respiratory tract infections, so it starts with the common cold first, but because it’s not treated, the germs then go down into the lungs , into the lower respiratory tract. Until that becomes a plague. he said.
The next step to preventing pneumonia is to maintain the immune system, by exercising and eating nutritious food and getting vaccinated. The two recommended vaccines, he said, are the pneumonia vaccine and the flu vaccine.
He said that the vaccine is very effective in preventing pneumonia. However, the pneumonia vaccine must be taken every five years, while the flu vaccine lasts only once a year, because the virus changes so quickly.
source: Inter
2024-05-02 12:15:32
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