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Walking pneumonia is a condition caused by mycoplasma bacterium. This condition is very easily spread in the air by coughing or sneezing and can affect any men or woman.
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This condition is caused by viruses and bacteria that inflame the lungs and it can be easily treated with antibiotics. This condition may represent a danger for people with affected immune system and for old people.
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Before the discovery of antibiotics, pneumonia was one of the leading causes of death among humans. Nowadays, it can be easily be cured with only a few pills prescribed by a doctor. However, this condition is hard to prevent so it can still create problems for many people.
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Pneumonia is an infectious disease that can affect on or both lungs of a person. This condition used to be a leading cause of death 2 hundred years ago.
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well known pathogen that is found in mostly 40% of human beings and animals.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes a respiratory infection, it is a microscopic bacteria.
This is the alternate name given for the aspiration pneumonia; it is basically the inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes.
The common vaccines of pneumonia basically consist of strains of material that are derived from the pneumococci bacteria.
Pronounced as ‘‘strep toh kok us nu mo nee ay ee’’ the streptococcus pneumoniae is a pneumonia causing bacteria in human beings.
Pneumonia is a condition that involves lung infections and inflammations. The lungs are made of sponge like tissues and represent an ideal environment for microorganisms. The respiratory tract has many defense mechanisms that should prevent bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms from entering the lungs and causing infections but in some cases, those defense systems are breached and the result of this breaches are infections and inflammations that cause pneumonia. By the nature of the microorganisms that produce it and the severity, pneumonia can be classified in many forms, affecting one or both the lungs.
The types of pneumonia are divided in two classes: typical and atypical. The typical forms are produced by common viruses' infections like respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster and adenovirus; common gram – negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenza, Klebsiella pneumonia or Neisseria meningitides and common gram – positive bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumonia. The typical forms of pneumonia can be diagnosed easier than the atypical forms.
Atypical forms of pneumonia are caused by other microorganisms like mycoplasma and chlamydia. Those types of pneumonia are usually called walking pneumonia. They are easier forms of the condition and do not require hospitalization or in bed treatment. Most people continue with their every day life after receiving the treatment for walking pneumonia.
Walking pneumonia is considered to be an easy form with mild symptoms if it is caused by mycoplasma or chlamydia. In the early stages of the condition the symptoms are dry cough, chest discomfort and pain when breathing, throat inflammation, nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting while in the later stages, along with those symptoms, fever, sweating and chills may appear. The symptoms of walking pneumonia can sometimes mislead to an erroneous diagnosis of the condition. Those symptoms are very much alike to the symptoms of other infectious respiratory conditions. They tend to increase gradually as those atypical forms of the condition develop slowly. Also, some of the symptoms may worsen at night time.
Walking pneumonia may also show other symptoms such as rash and skin inflammation, shortness of breath, speedy breathing, pain, fatigue or swelling of the lymph nodes; symptoms that occur if the condition is left untreated or isn't properly treated and disappear in a matter of weeks.
Legionella pneumophila is the cause of infection for a very rare and severe type of walking pneumonia. In this case the symptoms are mucus-productive cough, presence of blood in cough, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, high fever, pronounced difficulty breathing, excessive sweating, chills, convulsions, cyanosis and unconsciousness. In some cases, this type of pneumonia may be lethal.
Even though the walking pneumonia is considered to have a mild character, there are cases in which it can become severe, so it is important to consult a doctor if a person encounters the symptoms.