5/3/08

Child malnutrition susceptible to pneumonia

Recently experts in Africa found that children suffering from pneumonia and malnutrition is one of the main reasons. The researchers believe that malnutrition lung protective film will become thinner, which makes bacteria more easily penetrated the lungs. Child malnutrition is also to the weak immune system, which enable children not to resist the invasion of bacteria. A well-nourished children suffering from pneumonia, will develop fever, but the researchers found that some children suffering from malnutrition, pneumonia, the body temperature normal or low. 2qQ the disease, the most comprehensive disease database, the latest health information platform, worried about the health of your friends!
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The researchers warned: any of undernourished children once a cough or difficulty in breathing phenomenon, should be to the hospital for an examination, doctors should also be immediately addressed to the children taking antibiotics. The researchers also warned that some had pneumonia in children taking antibiotics, the condition has not improved, then these children should further check whether suffering from tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs, and also some symptoms similar to pneumonia.

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