Şener said that during periods when seasonal flu increases, there is also an increase in pneumonia cases, and the disease is seen more frequently especially in people with COPD, asthma and chronic bronchitis.
Stating that people with heart and liver disease and kidney failure, especially those over the age of 65, encounter pneumonia very frequently, Şener said, “Pneumonia is actually a bacterial infection and there is a vaccine. Once you get it once in your life, it can provide almost lifelong protection.
Apart from preventing you from getting pneumonia when you get this vaccine, it prevents serious illness. “The protection begins immediately after vaccination,” he said.
Prof. Dr. Şener explained that the number of patients diagnosed with pneumonia and hospitalized in intensive care units increases with seasonal weather changes, and continued as follows:
“Even though pneumonia is perceived as a disease that can be easily treated with antibiotic treatment, one of the most important issues we should keep in mind is that it is one of the most important reasons for hospitalization, especially in people over the age of 65. Since it reduces the risk of hospitalization and admission to intensive care, pneumonia vaccination must be done, especially during this period.”
Stating that the inflammation caused by pneumonia in the lungs can cause permanent damage even if it heals, Şener noted that it can turn into chronic bronchial or heart failure and trigger hypertension, stroke and heart attack.
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