What is viral pneumonia

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Friend got the disease of virus sex pneumonia, not only can cough ceaselessly, and still have feverish circumstance, what is virus sex pneumonia below and everybody introduction?

What is viral pneumonia

First of all, viral pneumonia is caused by upper respiratory tract virus infection and downward spread of lung inflammation. The disease can occur all year round, but mostly in winter and spring, can break out or sporadic epidemic. The main clinical manifestations were fever, headache, body ache, dry cough and lung infiltration. The occurrence of viral pneumonia is related to the virulence of the virus, the route of infection, the age of the host and the state of immune function. The incidence rate of children is higher than that of adults.

Secondly, the clinical manifestations of the disease are generally mild, similar to the symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia. The onset was slow, with headache, fatigue, fever, cough and a small amount of phlegm. Signs are often absent. X-ray examination showed patchy, patchy or even shadow of pulmonary inflammation. The total number of white blood cells can be normal, decreased or slightly increased. The course of disease is generally 1-2 weeks.

Finally, in patients with immune deficiency, viral pneumonia is often more serious, with persistent high fever, palpitations, shortness of breath, cyanosis, extreme failure, can be accompanied by shock, heart failure and azotemia. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) may occur in severe cases due to the edema of alveolar interstitium and alveoli. Physical examination may have moist rales. X-ray examination showed diffuse nodular infiltration, which was more common in two lower 2 / 3 lung fields. In particular, such a disease in the disease, the disease will not appear different symptoms, but also has a direct relationship with the patient's constitution, we should treat in time.

matters needing attention

After getting viral pneumonia, we should pay attention to the treatment methods, and the patients should also pay attention to the conditioning during the treatment. We should pay more attention to rest in life, mainly light diet, and do not smoke.