{"id":8816,"date":"2023-11-12T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T11:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/world-pneumonia-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-life-threatening-infectious-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T11:47:01","slug":"giornata-mondiale-della-polmonite-tutto-quello-che-devi-sapere-su-questa-malattia-infettiva-potenzialmente-letale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/giornata-mondiale-della-polmonite-tutto-quello-che-devi-sapere-su-questa-malattia-infettiva-potenzialmente-letale\/","title":{"rendered":"Giornata mondiale della polmonite: tutto quello che devi sapere sulla malattia infettiva potenzialmente letale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-pneumonia-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-life-threatening-infectious-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>La Giornata mondiale della polmonite si celebra ogni anno il 12 novembre per attirare l\u2019attenzione su un\u2019infezione polmonare grave e potenzialmente pericolosa per la vita che colpisce milioni di persone in tutto il mondo.<\/p>\n<p>La polmonite \u00e8 un&#039;infezione che provoca <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/pneumonia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354204\" target=\"_blank\">infiammazione<\/a> delle sacche d&#039;aria in uno o entrambi i polmoni. Pu\u00f2 causare malattie da lievi a gravi in persone di tutte le et\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>I sintomi includono tosse, mancanza di respiro, dolore toracico, confusione, affaticamento, febbre, nausea, febbre, sudorazione e brividi. Le persone possono sviluppare complicazioni come infezioni batteriche nel sangue, difficolt\u00e0 respiratorie, ascessi polmonari e versamento pleurico (accumulo di liquido intorno ai polmoni).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosa causa la polmonite?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Non esiste un\u2019unica causa di polmonite. Una persona pu\u00f2 sviluppare la polmonite da virus, batteri o funghi. Il pi\u00f9 comune <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pneumonia\/causes.html\" target=\"_blank\">causa<\/a> \u00e8 un&#039;infezione batterica causata dallo Streptococcus pneumoniae. In base al modo in cui una persona contrae l\u2019infezione, pu\u00f2 trattarsi di polmonite da aspirazione (quando cibo\/liquido entra nei polmoni), polmonite acquisita in comunit\u00e0, acquisita in ospedale o associata a ventilatore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conosci i fattori di rischio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sebbene chiunque possa contrarre la polmonite, gli adulti di et\u00e0 pari o superiore a 65 anni e i bambini di et\u00e0 inferiore ai cinque anni sono particolarmente a rischio. Sono a rischio anche le persone che soffrono di patologie croniche come l\u2019asma, la broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva (BPCO) o malattie cardiache e quelle con un sistema immunitario debole a causa dell\u2019HIV, della chemioterapia o del trapianto di organi. Il rischio di polmonite \u00e8 elevato per i fumatori di sigarette e per coloro che sono ricoverati nei reparti di terapia intensiva.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevenzione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vaccinarsi contro l\u2019influenza e la polmonite, soprattutto per le persone ad alto rischio, pu\u00f2 aiutare a prevenire l\u2019infezione. Anche smettere di fumare, mantenere l\u2019igiene delle mani e migliorare l\u2019immunit\u00e0 generale pu\u00f2 aiutare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alcuni fatti sulla polmonite<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La polmonite \u00e8 la principale al mondo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thoracic.org\/patients\/patient-resources\/resources\/top-pneumonia-facts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">causa di morte<\/a> nei bambini di et\u00e0 inferiore ai cinque anni. L\u2019infezione uccide circa 2.000 bambini ogni giorno. Negli Stati Uniti \u00e8 una delle principali cause di ricovero infantile. Ogni anno circa un milione di adulti vengono ricoverati in ospedale a causa di polmonite, di cui 50.000 muoiono a causa della malattia.<\/li>\n<li>A differenza del raffreddore o dell&#039;influenza, una persona pu\u00f2 contrarre <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/top-stories\/five-surprising-facts-about-pneumococcal-pneumonia\" target=\"_blank\">polmonite<\/a> in qualsiasi stagione dell&#039;anno. Il freddo non causa l\u2019infezione.<\/li>\n<li>Il rischio di polmonite aumenta con l\u2019et\u00e0, ma anche gli adulti sani e attivi possono contrarre l\u2019infezione.<\/li>\n<li>Anche dopo la guarigione, i bambini possono avere un rischio maggiore di malattie polmonari croniche. Gli adulti possono avere difficolt\u00e0 a fare esercizio fisico e avere una qualit\u00e0 di vita ridotta per mesi o anni. Sono anche ad aumentato rischio di malattie cardiovascolari e declino cognitivo.<\/li>\n<li>Le persone ricoverate in ospedale per altri motivi possono sviluppare una polmonite acquisita in ospedale, che ha un tasso di mortalit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 elevato rispetto a qualsiasi altra infezione acquisita in ospedale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/world-pneumonia-day-all-you-need-know-about-life-threatening-infectious-disease-471095\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-pneumonia-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-life-threatening-infectious-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>La Giornata mondiale della polmonite si celebra ogni anno il 12 novembre per attirare l\u2019attenzione su un\u2019infezione polmonare grave e potenzialmente pericolosa per la vita che colpisce milioni di persone in tutto il mondo.<\/p>\n<p>La polmonite \u00e8 un&#039;infezione che provoca <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/pneumonia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354204\" target=\"_blank\">infiammazione<\/a> delle sacche d&#039;aria in uno o entrambi i polmoni. Pu\u00f2 causare malattie da lievi a gravi in persone di tutte le et\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>I sintomi includono tosse, mancanza di respiro, dolore toracico, confusione, affaticamento, febbre, nausea, febbre, sudorazione e brividi. Le persone possono sviluppare complicazioni come infezioni batteriche nel sangue, difficolt\u00e0 respiratorie, ascessi polmonari e versamento pleurico (accumulo di liquido intorno ai polmoni).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosa causa la polmonite?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Non esiste un\u2019unica causa di polmonite. Una persona pu\u00f2 sviluppare la polmonite da virus, batteri o funghi. Il pi\u00f9 comune <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pneumonia\/causes.html\" target=\"_blank\">causa<\/a> \u00e8 un&#039;infezione batterica causata dallo Streptococcus pneumoniae. In base al modo in cui una persona contrae l\u2019infezione, pu\u00f2 trattarsi di polmonite da aspirazione (quando cibo\/liquido entra nei polmoni), polmonite acquisita in comunit\u00e0, acquisita in ospedale o associata a ventilatore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conosci i fattori di rischio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sebbene chiunque possa contrarre la polmonite, gli adulti di et\u00e0 pari o superiore a 65 anni e i bambini di et\u00e0 inferiore ai cinque anni sono particolarmente a rischio. Sono a rischio anche le persone che soffrono di patologie croniche come l\u2019asma, la broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva (BPCO) o malattie cardiache e quelle con un sistema immunitario debole a causa dell\u2019HIV, della chemioterapia o del trapianto di organi. Il rischio di polmonite \u00e8 elevato per i fumatori di sigarette e per coloro che sono ricoverati nei reparti di terapia intensiva.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevenzione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vaccinarsi contro l\u2019influenza e la polmonite, soprattutto per le persone ad alto rischio, pu\u00f2 aiutare a prevenire l\u2019infezione. Anche smettere di fumare, mantenere l\u2019igiene delle mani e migliorare l\u2019immunit\u00e0 generale pu\u00f2 aiutare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alcuni fatti sulla polmonite<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La polmonite \u00e8 la principale al mondo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thoracic.org\/patients\/patient-resources\/resources\/top-pneumonia-facts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">causa di morte<\/a> nei bambini di et\u00e0 inferiore ai cinque anni. L\u2019infezione uccide circa 2.000 bambini ogni giorno. Negli Stati Uniti \u00e8 una delle principali cause di ricovero infantile. Ogni anno circa un milione di adulti vengono ricoverati in ospedale a causa di polmonite, di cui 50.000 muoiono a causa della malattia.<\/li>\n<li>A differenza del raffreddore o dell&#039;influenza, una persona pu\u00f2 contrarre <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/top-stories\/five-surprising-facts-about-pneumococcal-pneumonia\" target=\"_blank\">polmonite<\/a> in qualsiasi stagione dell&#039;anno. Il freddo non causa l\u2019infezione.<\/li>\n<li>Il rischio di polmonite aumenta con l\u2019et\u00e0, ma anche gli adulti sani e attivi possono contrarre l\u2019infezione.<\/li>\n<li>Anche dopo la guarigione, i bambini possono avere un rischio maggiore di malattie polmonari croniche. Gli adulti possono avere difficolt\u00e0 a fare esercizio fisico e avere una qualit\u00e0 di vita ridotta per mesi o anni. Sono anche ad aumentato rischio di malattie cardiovascolari e declino cognitivo.<\/li>\n<li>Le persone ricoverate in ospedale per altri motivi possono sviluppare una polmonite acquisita in ospedale, che ha un tasso di mortalit\u00e0 pi\u00f9 elevato rispetto a qualsiasi altra infezione acquisita in ospedale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-pneumonia-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-life-threatening-infectious-disease.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Pneumonia Day: All You Need To Know About The Life-Threatening Infectious Disease - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/giornata-mondiale-della-polmonite-tutto-quello-che-devi-sapere-su-questa-malattia-infettiva-potenzialmente-letale\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Pneumonia Day: All You Need To Know About The Life-Threatening Infectious Disease - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Pneumonia Day is marked on Nov. 12 every year to bring attention to a serious, potentially life-threatening lung infection that affects millions of people worldwide.Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs. 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It can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages.Symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, confusion, fatigue, fever, nausea, fever, sweating and chills. People can develop complications such as bacterial infection in the blood, difficulty breathing, lung abscess and pleural effusion (fluid build-up around the lungs).What causes pneumonia?There is no single cause of pneumonia. A person can develop pneumonia either from viruses, bacteria or fungi. The most common cause is bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Based on how a person contracts the infection, it can be aspiration pneumonia (when food\/ liquid gets into the lungs), community-acquired, hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia.Know the risk factorsAlthough anyone can get pneumonia, adults 65 years or older and children below the age of five are particularly at risk. People who have chronic conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart disease and those with weak immunity due to HIV, chemotherapy or organ transplant are also at risk. The risk of pneumonia is high for cigarette smokers and those admitted to intensive care units.PreventionGetting vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, especially for people at high risk, can help prevent the infection. Quitting smoking, maintaining hand hygiene and improving overall immunity can also help.Some facts about PneumoniaPneumonia is the world's leading cause of death in children below the age of five. The infection kills around 2,000 children every day. In the U.S., it is one of the leading causes of child hospitalizations. Around one million adults get hospitalized due to pneumonia every year, of which 50,000 die from the disease.Unlike cold or flu, a person can contract pneumonia in any season of the year. The cold weather does not cause the infection.The risk of pneumonia increases with age but healthy and active adults can also contract the infection.Even after recovery, children may have an increased risk for chronic lung diseases. Adults may find it difficult to exercise and have reduced quality of life for months or years. 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