Long-term lung disease

Asthma is a long-term lung disease that causes symptoms like, wheezing, tightness in the chest, and trouble breathing. Most people with asthma have symptoms that get worse when they are exposed to things like dust mites, smoke, and pollen (Bush, 2019). People who are overweight or obese, have asthma in their family, or are personally or genetically more likely to get asthma are more likely to get it.

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can lead to pneumonia, which is a very dangerous lung infection. The Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium causes strep pneumonitis, which is the most common type of pneumonia. Pneumonia can happen when the strep pneumonitis bacterium gets into the airways, when something else hurts the airways, or when the immune system of the body attacks the lungs (Coccia et. al., 2017).

There are many different signs of pneumonia, but the most common ones are fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, and trouble breathing.

Finally, the diagnosis of pneumonia is important because it is a serious lung infection that can lead to death. If the diagnosis is made early, the patient can be treated with antibiotics and breathing therapy. If the infection is severe, the patient may need to be hospitalized.

References

Bush, A. (2019). Pathophysiological mechanisms of asthma. Frontiers in pediatrics, 7, 68.

Coccia, C. B., Palkowski, G. H., Schweitzer, B., Motsohi, T., & Ntusi, N. A. B. (2017). Dyspnoea: Pathophysiology and a clinical approach. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 106(1), 32-36.

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