Causes of pneumonia in children

Pneumonia is one of the respiratory diseases. Since children's body resistance is not as good as that of adults, they are more susceptible to this disease. Once this disease occurs, it will not only recur, but also cause other complications, which will have a great impact on the normal development of the child. Therefore, we should know more about the cause of this disease so that we can do our best to prevent it. So how does pneumonia in children form?

The main causes of pneumonia in children are:

1. Bacterial infection. Before birth, the fetus is in the uterus filled with amniotic fluid. Once hypoxia occurs at this time, breathing movements will occur and the amniotic fluid will be inhaled, which will cause aspiration pneumonia. In addition, bacterial pneumonia may also be caused by inhaling some bacterially contaminated amniotic fluid or birth canal secretions during delivery.

2. Blood infection. If someone who comes into contact with a child has a cold, the child will easily develop pneumonia after being infected. In addition, newborns often get pneumonia through the blood circulation due to diseases such as sepsis and enteritis. This type of infection is mostly caused by bacteria. Only when the child is a little older, pneumonia may be caused by a virus or other microorganisms.

3. Environmental factors, such as climate change, poor indoor ventilation and polluted air, can all cause childhood pneumonia. Therefore, in daily life, we must pay attention to keeping children warm. We must add or remove clothes in time with climate changes. It is also best to open windows in time for ventilation in the room, which will be more beneficial to the health of children.

I hope the above content can give everyone a certain understanding of the causes of pneumonia in children. After understanding these, everyone should try their best to prevent these causes in daily life. However, if the child is already ill, he should be diagnosed and treated in time. Don't be careless, so as not to cause other complications.