The Pneumonia Infection, Bacterial Meningitis and Tuberculosis in Young Children

Pneumonia Disease


Pneumonia is infection or inflammation of the lung parenchyma (the essential or functional elements of an organ). Most episodes of acute pneumonia in young children result from viral infection; a smaller percentage results from bacterial infection. The organisms that cause viral pneumonia are also common causes of viral upper respiratory tract infections. The bacterial causes of pneumonia vary depending on age of the child. Older children and adults present with acute onset of high fever, cough, chest pain, and shaking chills. Normal respiratory rates vary depending on the age of the child. Newborns have normal respiratory rates between 30 and 40 breaths per minute (bpm), children up to the age of 2 years have

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