Prevention of Pneumonia
Some steps that can help you to prevent getting pneumonia are:
- Vaccinations.
- A vaccine known as pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and available in the market with his name Prevnar, can help protect young children under the age of two to against pneumonia. These vaccine has composition (Ingredients) such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, diphtheria CRM protein, casamino acids, yeast extract, ammonium sulphate, aluminium.
- The vaccine for older adults is called the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV). These vaccine can protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria, including those most likely to cause serious disease. Other vaccines can prevent common diseases in which pneumonia may be a complication ; Vaccination of children for measles, Yearly vaccinations (shots) for influenza and Vaccination with the chickenpox vaccine (varicella-zoster vaccine).
- Healthy lifestyle.
- Don't smoke. Smoking damages your lungs, This means the lung can become infected more easily.
- Some other lifestyle factors also can increase your risk of developing pneumonia, such as alcohol abuse, and intravenous drug abuse.
- Good hygiene.
- Wash your hands. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands. Everyone should always wash your hands before eating and after going somewhere outside to keep clean your hands from germ. These germs enter your body when you touch your eyes or rub the inside of your nose.
- Throw used tissues away immediately, in a bin or toilet. Germs can live for several hours after they leave your nose or mouth.
- Help to stop germs spreading to other people by cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, to catch the germs when you cough or sneeze.
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At May 26, 2011 at 1:42 AM,
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Good article. That's important steps to prevent Pneumonia.
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