it can be a bacteria or a virus depending on what kind of pneumonia it is
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If the doctor prescribed you the correct antibiotic and you are taking it correctly you should be feeling better in two to three days but the bacteria that causes the pneumonia won't be gone for at least 7-8 days. Make sure that you take al...
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You didn't give me much to work with, so I'm giving you all of my suggestions if you are 15 - 95 years old! Depends on a variety of things.... I assume you got put on antibiotics for it... so a few days after you start them (and take them p...
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Yes, Legionella can be the trigger for pneumonia, and this is very dangerous when acquired. In fact, around 28 per cent of patients with Legionella caused pneumonia dies. I guess that you already knew that Legionella was something to stay a...
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Although the body has an advanced system for getting rid of potentially harmful substances that make their way into the lungs, it is not perfect. In some cases, so many bacteria get into the lungs that they simply overwhelm the defense syst...
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Bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics (see Antibiotics and Pneumonia). When these medications are prescribed, they should be taken exactly as prescribed and for the entire period, even when you start to feel better. If you stop ta...
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Available data clearly suggest that HIV-infected patients have an increased risk of developing bacterial pneumonia. In the 1993 CDC classification system, recurrent pneumonia (2 or more episodes in 1 year) is defined as a category C (AIDS-i...
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