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Severe Pneumonia
Critical Care Medicine · Respiratory
Severe
Severity
Common — a leading cause of hospitalization and death from infectious disease worldwide, especially in the elderly
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Critical Care Medicine
Specialist
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🛡️Prevention of Severe Pneumonia
- 1vaccination against pneumococcal disease and influenza
- 2particularly for older adults and those with chronic illness
- 3good hand hygiene to reduce respiratory infection spread
- 4not smoking
- 5prompt treatment of milder respiratory infections before they progress
- 6maintaining good control of underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease
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