By Clare Knight, B.Sc. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which affects alveoli, the tiny sacs found in clusters at the end of the branching structure of airways (respiratory tree) that supply air to the lungs. Alveoli have very thin walls and are surrounded...
by Florienne Loder, University of Melbourne Structure of the S. pneumoniae manganese transporter including the transmembrane regions (blue), the energy driving domains (pink), and the membrane lipids as pale grey with pale orange heads. The yellow sections represent the position of the manganese-specific gating residues. Credit: Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin, Megan O’Mara, and Christopher McDevitt The invitations, decorations,...
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, Mich. – An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladies among them Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Now, a poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults, says...
by American Thoracic Society Credit: CC0 Public Domain In its latest clinical practice guideline on community-acquired pneumonia the American Thoracic Society’s guidelines panel addresses the use of nucleic acid-based testing for non-influenza viral pathogens. The guideline was published online in the May 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Community-acquired pneumonia is caused by a...
by McMaster University Associate professor of pediatrics of McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and an infectious disease pediatrician for Hamilton Health Sciences. Credit: McMaster University Many parents know the struggle of having to make children with pneumonia finish the usual 10-day course in antibiotics despite the child feeling better after a few days of...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN In the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and death, a growing number of studies has shown. But the first week and a half may be especially dangerous, according to a new study in JAMAby...
Pneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs. It causes inflammation in the air sacs, or alveoli, of one or both lungs. Although a fever is a common symptom of pneumonia, it is possible for a person to have pneumonia without a fever. A fever means that a person has a body temperature of 100.4ºF (38ºC) or above....
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions to the drug, particularly if they are also positive for anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antibodies. Details of the study was presented at ACR...
Pneumonia is the inflammation of the tissue in the lungs. It typically occurs due to an infection. Pneumonia in people aged 65 or older may become serious due to the higher risk of developing complications. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), older adults have a higher chance of developing a severe illness related to pneumonia....
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce. The first data describing this new direction for fighting COVID-19 were published on June...
