Pneumonia

• MAIN REASON FOR DEATHS IN INDIA :MALNOURISHMENT

BANGALORE :   India looks in deed like a leading third world country :malnourished children breath polluted air and suffer from lack of nutrition and hygiene. it leads the world with 27% of the global pneumonia cases. worse every minute a child dies of pneumonia in India,followed by Afghanistan,china,Pakistan and Bangladesh.annually,two million children under five die from it,and pneumonia contributes to almost 20% of childhood morality cases-more than  AIDS,measles and malaria combined .
   
    WHAT CAUSES PNEUMONIA?

IN India the main culprit is malnourishment -here 47%of the paediatric population suffers from low immune systems .lack of good nutrition,polluted air and poor hygiene are the main causes of pneumonia .premature babies are the higher risk so by improving material nutrition ,low birth premature can be prevented by tackling malnourishment ,improving immune system and controlling air pollution pneumonia can be prevent                                                                                                                                                                                                                     SYMPTOMS OF PNEUMONIA                                                                                                                                      RAPID OR DIFFICULT BREATHING COUGH,FEVER,CHILLS.LOSS OF APPETITE WHEEZING (MORE COMMON IN VIRAL INFECTIONS)