Seasonal diseases time and again have been reported to be major concern in the city of Hyderabad. The city reported rise in viral pneumonia, a season influenza post monsoon season in 2014, according to an article published in the Deccan Chronicle in September 2014. Pneumonia is caused by many agents such as bacteria, fungal or virus.
In India, pneumonia kills nearly 397,000 children every year and is the leading cause of infant mortality, says an article published in India Times in August 2013. Children under the age of five are at high risk of getting the disease. However, it is both preventable and treatable. Hospitals in Hyderabad offer comprehensive treatment to this infection both for kids and adults.
What is Viral Pneumonia?
It is irritation and inflammation of the lungs caused due to a virus. Many viruses are the causative agents of such an inflammation, such as the influenza. You can get a virus by touching a contaminated object or by breathing in the virus present in the atmosphere around you. You can also get a the disease if a virus, already present in your body, travels to your lungs. Senior citizens and children under the age of five are at high risk of getting the disease because their bodies have a harder time fighting off the virus unlike people with strong immune system.
Symptoms
The symptoms develop slowly over several days unlike other forms of the disease. Here are
symptoms that you must watch out for.
- Cough (which may be accompanied with mucus and in serious conditions, with bloody mucus)
- Constant fever above 100 degrees accompanied with chills.
- Shortness of breath or rapid breathing
- Muscle pain or tiredness
- Chest Pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headache
If you notice any of the above mentioned symptoms in your child, you should seek immediate medical help from any of the reputed Hyderabad hospitals.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Lung X-ray/ CT Scan is done to assess the damage to the lungs (which is specially necessary for young children and infants)as well as mucus tests and blood tests in order to confirm the disease.
Antiviral medicines are given in order to prevent or treat the infection caused by the virus. Although antibiotics do not treat this type of pneumonia but it is given in order to prevent bacterial pneumonia. Steroids may also help to open air passages to facilitate easy breathing.
Taking extra care in the monsoon season is necessary to prevent catching the infection. You can also contact children's hospitals in Hyderabad to get your child vaccinated with pneumococcal vaccine.
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