Infectious pneumonia in the elderly is more dangerous than you think.

• Pneumococcal pneumonia in the elderly causes shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, high fever, chills, and coughing up sputum. If the bacteria enter the bloodstream, it becomes more severe and increases the mortality rate to 20% and up to 60% in the elderly.
• Pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly can cover 70-78% of strains that cause severe pneumococcal disease in Thailand.
• The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20) covers 86.8% of strains that cause pneumococcal septicemia in people aged 61 years and older and covers 84.9% of strains that cause pneumococcal pneumonia.

Diseases for the elderly, in addition to common chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, lung infections or เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา pneumonia are also dangers that often occur, especially during the change of seasons. If there is no prevention or proper treatment, it can be serious enough to cause bloodstream infections, which ultimately leads to death.

What is pneumonia or lung infection?

Pneumonia, or lung infection, is an infection of the respiratory tract. It can cause by a virus or bacteria, and is often simply call “pneumonia.”

Incubation period of pneumonia

Depending on the pathogen, it may take 1-3 days. Elderly people often have initial symptoms similar to the flu, high fever, cough, sore throat, phlegm. Symptoms may be more severe when chest pain and shortness of breath start. If it lasts more than 2-3 days without the fever reducing, see a doctor immediately for diagnosis and treatment. 

Causes of pneumonia in the elderly

Pneumonia in the elderly is mostly cause by infection through the respiratory system. Causing inflammation of the lungs, resulting in the inability to exchange air normally. 

It is often found continuation of influenza. Pneumonia infection can occur at any age, with varying degrees of severity. Patients over 65 years of age have low resistance to the disease, and are therefore at the greatest risk of severe disease, even death.