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What is mean by Lung infection:

Lung infection

            There are many different factors which are affected on our health. Lung infection is one of the disease caused by virus, bacteria and fungi etc. Lung infection is also known as Pneumonia. Pneumonia is occurs when the harmful microbes, virus or bacterium goes into the lungs and cause damage. Your lungs may become inflammed, making it tough for you to breathe. 

               Viruses attacks on the lung through the air known as bronchiolitis. It occurs mainly in infants. Lung infection may be serious or dangerous for the people who have weakness in immune system. 

Symptoms of Lung infection:

          There are many symptoms of lung infection depends upon age, overall health, whether the infection through virus, bacteria or many other different fungus. 

Symptoms of Lung infection

1) Heavy chest pain:

           In lung infection, there is heavy pain in chest. Also this sharp pain may felt in our mid to upper back. 
        

2) Fever:

         When our body tries to fight off the infection then the fever is occurs in our body. If we have the lung infection then our body temperature is very high. Our normal body temperature is about 37°C. But when lung infection occurs the body temperature is about 40-41°C. 

             And we know that, if temperature is more than 39°C then there is more other signs may be occurs such as chills, muscle aches, dehydration, headache, weakness, sweating etc. 

3) cough with thick mucus:

          If you have pneumonia, then there is cough which produces thick mucus.  Pneumonia may trigger coughing that may be accompanied with thick mucus. Mucus have a distinct color with clear, white, green, or yellowish grey color. Lung infection cough may be for many weeks with continue. 

4) Shortness of breath:

                Shortness of breath that is feel like breathing is hardly or there is incomplete breath. There is shortness of breath, when you have find it difficult to have trouble finishing a cycle of breath. 

5) Wheezing:

           Our airways may narrow down due to inflammation. It leads to wheezing, a high pitched whistling voice. 

             This are the 5 main symptoms of Lung infection.

Prevention for Lung infection: 

Prevention for lung infection

           We can minimize the risk of lung infection only. Not all lung infection can be prevented.
1) Avoid touching to our face or mouth.

2) wash your hands with Handwash or sanitizer regularly.

3) don't smoke and avoid environmental irritants. 

4) Get vaccinations like flu vaccine or pneumonia vaccine. 

5) avoid sharing your foods or drink. 
6) Exercise regularly. 

7) improve indoor air quality. 

8) Eat foods which is rich in antioxidants. 

Home Remedies for treatment of lung infection:

Home Remedies for lung infection

           Lung infections may be treated with certain home remedies. Home remedies can help to recover the symptoms of lung infection. 

1) Healthy diet. 

2) Drink lots of water or other fluid. 

3) Plenty of rest. 

4) Drink hot drinks. 

5) steam inhalation. 

6) drink Honey or Ginger tea, also mulethi tea. 

7) rest as much possible. 

Lung Infection Treatment :

       To treat lung infection doctors may prescribe antibiotics. There is also use of antifungal medications when lung infection caused due to fungus. Most of the time, you will have to wait until your body fights off the infection on its own. Take OTC mediation like ibuprofen to lower  your fever. So, this are the lung infection treatment.