Pneumonia is the acute infection of lung involving alveoli or interstitium, or both by one or more co-pathogen. The infection leads to inflammation of air sacs and it may fill with fluid or pus.

It can range from mild to severe depending on the micro-organism causing infection. The infection is life-threatening to anyone but specially to infants, childrens, old age peoples, people with health problems and weak immune system can have serious condition.

Symptoms

The symptoms includes :

• Shaking chills
• High Fever
• Malaise
• Chest pain
• Dyspnoea
• Cough with expectoration
• Tachypnoea
• Tachycardia
• Sweating
• Loss of appetite
• Fatigue
• Dehydration
• Wheezing
• Nausea and vomiting
• Confusion specially in older people
• Cyanosis sometimes

 The symptoms of viral pneumonia usually appears after several days and get worse within 1 or 2 days. The symptoms can vary according to age. Newborns and infants may not show any symptoms of infection or they can have symptoms like vomit, fever, restlessness. Older adults and people with weak immune system may have fewer and milder symptoms.

Does homeopathy have medicines for pneumonia?

Homeopathy treats holistically. Homeopathy medicines can cure the respiratory issues by providing relief in short period after commencement of the treatment in acute diseases. If the treatment is started immediately in the initial phase of pneumonia it completely cures the patient. Homeopathy acts on each and every stage of pneumonia to ensure protection from pneumonia.

 Homeopathy has proved very effective in curing acute disease by removing the rootcause of the symptoms so there is less chance of the symptoms to reappear again.

 Homeopathic medicines is also taken safely with other conventional treatment . homeopathic medicines increases body defense mechanism of the person and helps to fight against the infectious disease such as pneumonia.

Duration of homeopathic treatment

If the treatment is started in the initially the patient start responding to medicine within 1 week and recover in 14 days if symptoms are milder.

If the symptoms are severe it may takes 2 to 6 months depending on the severity of the symptoms and external factors like lifestyle of the patient, diet, etc.

Causes

The pneumonia is generally caused by bacteria, virus or fungal infections.

Most common cause of pneumonia is bacteria. Several bacteria causing pneumonia are as follow:

Streptococcus pneumonia, Legionella pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumiona, Chlamydia pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza

The virus causing pneumonia are :

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Some common cold and flu virus, SARS-CoV-2, virus which causes covid 19

Fungi which causes pneumonia are :

Pneumocystis pneumonia, coccidioidomycosis,histoplasmosis, Cryptococcus.

The people with certain factors are prone to have infection :

Age: children under 2 years and adults above 65 years are at more risk.

Smokers

Heavy alcohol consuming peoples

Exposure to pollutants, chemicals or toxic fumes

Having lung disease

Being hospitalized

Weak immune system

People with Health problems

Conventional treatment

Antibiotics : azithromycin or clarithromycin or doxycycline

Cough medicines

Pain relievers

Homeopathic medicines for pneumonia are :

• Arsenic album
• Bryonia alba
• Antimonium tart
• Hepar sulph
• Arsenic iodum
• Aconite
• Ferrum phosphoricum
• Veratrum viride