Publication date: Sep 30, 2024
Pneumonia is an infection affecting the lower airway, where the air sacs are filled with mucus and pus; and typically presents with cough, fever, and fast breathing. Pneumonia is estimated to be the leading cause of mortality in children under five worldwide with 120 million episodes result in 1 million deaths globally. The Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are more affected. In a study in southeast Nigeria, bronchopneumonia accounted for 41. 9%, of the cases admitted in the tertiary hospitals and in another hospital based study among children, pneumonia had the highest respiratory admission rates at 34. 0%. Pneumonia can be caused by various organisms: Bacterial (Streptococcus, staphylococcus etc), Viral (RSV) and recently COVID 19 pneumonia. RSV has been noted globally to be a major cause of childhood lower respiratory tract infection, with morbidity/mortality occurring in 99% of (LMICs). Some of the long term sequalae are discussed.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | complications |
| Morbidity | early life |
| Pneumonia | pnuemonia |
| Viral |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Complications |
| disease | MESH | pneumonia |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Medical air |
| disease | MESH | pus |
| disease | MESH | bronchopneumonia |
| disease | MESH | COVID 19 |
| disease | MESH | morbidity |