When is World Pneumonia Day?
Sunday November 12thWorld Pneumonia Day, November 12th, raises concerns of this deadly disease. On the same day that the world takes a stand and calls for action against pneumonia, it's also a day that the world takes a stand and demands that the fight against pneumonia be taken seriously.
Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that causes the air sacs in the lungs to become full of fluid or pus. Oxy levels are reduced and breathing becomes extremely difficult as a result. This infectious disease claims the lives of 2.5 million people around the world each year. There are 672,000 children in this number. Pneumonia is the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5. Air pollution is one of the leading risk factors for pneumonia. Nearly one-third of all pneumonia deaths are due to polluted air. Deadly air pollution not only occurs outdoors, but also indoors.
Infants, children,, and seniors over the age of 65 are at the highest risk of dying from pneumonia. Children are more susceptible to getting pneumonia from indoor air pollution. On open fires in several developing nations, wood, charcoal, dung, and coal are used. Indoor air pollution is caused by all of these things. Also pollute indoor air are tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, asbestos, paint, mold, dust, and synthetic fragrances. Other items that pollute indoor air include tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, formaldehyde, asbestos, paint, mold, dust, and synthetic fragrances. Exhaust from vehicles and industrial pollutants are two of the causes of outdoor air pollution.
By the numbers, pneumonia by the numbers was epidemic in the United States
One million people die from pneumonia each year in the United States. Pneumonia is responsible for 400,000 hospitalizations. Pneumonia is becoming more common and fatal in poorer countries each year. More than 20,000 people die from pneumonia in the United States each year. The highest death rates of pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia occur in Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia. More than half of all childhood deaths from pneumonia in these five countries in 2017 occurred in these five countries.
