What are the causes of severe pneumonia?

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Most pneumonia is caused by bacterial infection, and pneumonia can be divided into mild pneumonia and severe pneumonia according to different degrees. Do you know the cause of severe pneumonia? Let me talk about this issue for you today. I hope you will pay attention to it.

What are the causes of severe pneumonia?

1. Pathogen virus is the main pathogen of the disease. In the past, adenovirus type 3 and 7 were common in northern China, and type 7 caused severe pneumonia; Recently, adenovirus infection has been on the decline, while syncytial virus has risen to the top. Other pneumonia cases such as parainfluenza virus, influenza virus and rotavirus have also been reported.

2. Premature infants, rickets, congenital heart disease, malnutrition and patients with respiratory complications are prone to severe pneumonia. Patients with pneumonia after severe cold, measles and pertussis are more likely to turn into severe pneumonia.

3. There are many bacteria causing bronchopneumonia, most of them are secondary to virus infection, and some of them are primary bacterial infection. The common bacteria are pneumococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, Escherichia coli, etc. influenza bacillus can also cause pneumonia, and other bacterial infections are rare.

matters needing attention

Active treatment, patients with severe pneumonia, must relax their mood, positive and optimistic to face, must not give up on themselves. For the diet should also be light, you can eat some fresh fruits and vegetables, help supplement vitamins, but also play a role in improving the body's immunity.