A human body with a poor immunity system is more vulnerable to infections and contagious diseases with changing seasons. Without an updated vaccination one can develop serious life threatening chest infections like pneumonia. Children under the age of 5 and adults aging over 65 are more prone to fall victim to pneumonia due to weak immunity system.
Status of Pneumonia treatment in India:
Pneumonia is an acute condition that badly affects the lungs. Medical survey suggests that 20% of the global pneumonia victims are from India. The disease is mostly blamed for claiming lives among the children, though the disease can be fatal to people of all age group. In India pneumonia is prevalent especially among the children due to malnutrition, low birth weight, and of course inhaling harmful pollutants from the air. According to Global Action Plan for the prevention of pneumonia and diarrhea (GAPPD) India has managed to cope up with the situation in recent years by introducing vaccine mainly known as pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).
The improved medical scenario in India has effectively contributed in treating pneumonia. Renowned chest hospitals in India are offering affordable treatment facilities for the patients suffering from various grave respiratory diseases. One such pioneering name in the field of chest treatment in India is Haridaya Superspeciality Centre located in Allahabad. The hospital is headed by the renowned chest specialist Mr. Ashis Tandon. Haridaya hospital is well equipped with modern medical infrastructure and dedicated well trained medical staff offering the best of chest treatment facilities at reasonable medical packages. His commendable and glorious years of medical excellence have earned him prestigious positions of being the chairperson and a regular speaker in many medical conferences in India and abroad. Dr. Tandon is also a visiting chest consultant in many hospitals in Allahabad.
According to Dr. Ashish Tandon, pneumonia causes inflammation in the air sacs of the lungs filling it with fluid. As a result of which it hinders the oxygen flow into the blood causing imbalance in the functionalities of the cells thus paving the risk of infection spreading through the body. Such situation requires urgent medical attention, the failure of which can cause the patient succumb to death.
Considering his experience in handling and treating many complex chest conditions including Pneumonia, Dr. Tandon suggests that the primary step to prevent this disease is to have a healthy diet and to maintain a proper lifestyle for an improved immunity system which is important to prevent the infection in its first stage. Detecting the symptoms is crucial for early diagnosis. People suffering from cold flu are prone to develop this syndrome. The possible symptoms of pneumonia are:
Diagnosis of the disease:
Immediately after the detection it would be a wise decision to visit a chest consultant. The diagnosis of pneumonia is a clinical process based on the symptoms and after conducting a thorough research of family medical history and physical examination following other crucial tests such as chest X Ray, blood test, sputum culture and pulse oximetry.
Proper medical aid within time helps most of the patients to improve within a week or two. As we all know that prevention is better than cure hence early detection is considered as the wisest solution to put a check on this grave respiratory disease.
