DUNIAKANA - Pneumonia is the 5th killer in the world. This disease attacks the lungs as a respiratory organ, then it will turn into an infection.
Lung Specialist Hospital. Mitra Keluarga Cibubur, dr. Wahyu Antono said pneumonia had long been a problem for the medical world. In fact, the death rate is quite high every year.
"When viewed from various studies, both at home and abroad, we also see that pneumonia is on average one of the top five causes of death in the world," said dr. Revelation during the webinar Prevent Pneumonia Early.
Not only being the 5th biggest killer in the world. Pneumonia is also the number one cause of infant mortality in the world, especially for developing countries. This is also based on information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Pneumonia occurs due to the presence of bacteria, viruses or germs that are contaminated into the respiratory tract. According to dr. Wahyu, usually exposed in the wider community which is quite densely populated.
"The germs are usually in the community," said dr. (DUNIAKANA).
Furthermore, the causes that cause pneumonia include low breast milk intake, low baby weight, and malnourished patients.
"In 2008 the pneumonia rate was higher. Especially nowadays, there are many variants of germs and bacteria, viruses and fungi. So the pneumonia rate is getting higher," he concluded.
