Patient's question:
The baby is 7 months old and has a cold. They are also coughing and have a slight fever in the morning and evening. The coughing is worse at night. It has been about two weeks. They have taken cold medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, and cough syrup, but the symptoms are not improving. How is infant pneumonia caused?Doctor's answer:
Childhood pneumonia can be caused by a variety of different factors. First and most commonly, it is caused by the rampant spread of various pathogens, which we are unfamiliar with—this is infectious pneumonia. Of course, different pathogens also have differences. For example, viral pneumonia is caused by the rampant spread of various viruses in the respiratory tract. Bacterial pneumonia, like fungal pneumonia, as well as pneumonia caused by mycoplasma and chlamydia, are all types of pneumonia triggered by the spread of different pathogens. There are also other types, such as neonatal pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia. Some special environmental factors, as well as adverse physical and chemical stimuli, can also trigger this specific type of pneumonia.