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Where the term Pneumonia came from Time :4th century B.C.
Pneumonia dates back to 4th century B.C and modern greek terms reference the meaning of the word as "inflammation of the lungs". Latin ( a dead and ancient language) terms describe the disease as floating or swimming lung explaining the capacity of the lungs to fill with fluid when infected with any pathogen. -
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Discovery of Pneumonia Time:500 B.C.
Date: 500 B.C.
Many physicians are credited to the discovery of pneumonia, however, the first person to describe pneumonia was the physician, Hippocrates (460 B.C- 370 B.C). Commonly known as the father of medicine Hippocrates was the first person to describe the symptoms of pneumonia giving rise to new insight. Later on Moses benMaimon (1135-1204) explained more accurate symptoms of the disease. Following benMaimon Edwin Klebs first observed the bacteria that was in the lungs of a patient. -
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Symptoms of Pneumonia by Hippocrates Time:500B.C.
Pneumonia can be traced only as far as 4th century B.C. when the physician Hippocrates first described the disease in his books. Hippocrates said this disease was “named by the ancients” or otherwise an ancient disease. Maimonides, a philosopher and physician who was born in the 12th century in Cordoba, knew about pneumonia, too. He described it in terms that might have used by a modern doctor such as acute fever, sticking pain in the side, short rapid breaths, serrated pulse and cough. -
Edwin Klebs discovers
http://www.news-medical.net/health/Pneumonia-History.aspx
Edwin Klebs first saw bacteria in the airways of patients. Klebs discovery led to the first identification of a potential bacterium that could cause pneumonia. -
Who gets Pneumonia?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151632.php
People who smoke, abuse alcohol, are younger than one and oder than 65, and are malnourished or hav weakened immune systems usually get pneumonia. People who have other medical conditions such as HIV, and chronic lung disease are also susceptible to get pneumonia. -
Modern Symptoms of Pneumonia
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/pneumonia-symptoms
Modern Symptoms of Pneumonia include:
• Very high fever
• Coughing up of green and yellow mucus and or blood
• Fatigue
• Lips and nail beds turn blue due to the lack of oxygen
• Excessive muscle pain
• Shaking chills
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Treatment for Pneumonia
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/pneumonia-treatment-overview
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/pneumonia-treatment-overview
Antibiotics are used to treat pneumonia caused by bacteria. Antibiotics have a high rate of cures for pneumonia. Pneumonia that is severe and cannot be treated by antibiotics requires hospitalization of at least 1 to 3 days. Short term pneumonia is treatable, however, long term pneumonia such as COPD is not curable and patients can choose as to whether they wish to treat it. -
Causes of Pneumonia
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pneumonia/understanding-pneumonia.html
Bacteria and viruses cause pneumonia. When a bacterium that specifically causes pneumonia enters the lung it settles in small air sacs called alveoli and continues to multiply. As the body sends white blood cells to attack the infection the lung fills with fluid and pus causing pneumonia. The causes of pneumonia are specifically infections due to bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungus. -
Recent Home remedies for pneumonia
http://www.naturalalternativeremedy.com/11-home-remedies-for-pneumonia/
Home remedies for pneumonia include:
• Intake of plenty of fluids to bring up phlegm
• Making sure you have plenty of bed rest
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How Pneumonia affects the body
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pneumonia/understanding-pneumonia.html
Pneumonia affects the body by inflamming the lungs air sacs and making the lung fill up with infectious fluid. Oxygen in turn has trouble reaching the blood and the body's cells cant work properly making the body not able to function properly. -
New Discovery for Pneumonia
http://archive.ahrq.gov/clinic/pneuclin.htm New prediction models prove promising results for pneumonia. A new prediction model has arrived in healthcare allowing for clinicians to determine the most appropriate care for patients. The model allows physicians to place them into risk categories based on their medical information, admission into the ICU, and hospitalization history. -
Different Types of Pneumonia
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pneumonia/understanding-pneumonia.html
Different types of pneumonia include Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Atypical Pneumoniae, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, and Staphylococcus Aureus.
Infections due to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungus cause the various types pf pneumonia. Small germs can cause pneumonia due to bacteria and viruses as well.
