Today is February 15 and it got as warm as 73 degrees.
Needless to say I was outside without a jacket and I was comfortable. Later in the evening I stepped out and when I came back in an older guy said I need to be careful stepping out when its warm in the winter cause this is "pneumonia weather". I was thinking that couldn't possibly be true. Mere weather change would cause pneumonia? So I did a little research.
Pneumonia is actually caused be a bacteria. The chances of you getting it when you immune system is weak is higher. Sudden weather changes could weaken the immune system as it adapts which could make you sick but not likely cause pneumonia. It's best to wash your hands frequently and open the doors to get fresh air every now and then.
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I also found extra information that debunked common misconceptions about pneumonia
In fact, it’s much worse. Pneumonia is an infection of your lungs that can require antibiotics or treatment in a hospital. A “common cold” usually lasts a few days or perhaps a week or two, and causes a runny nose, sore throat, sneezing and coughing. Pneumonia, on the other hand, kills more than 50,000 Americans and more than 1 million children worldwide each year.
The good news is that pneumonia is preventable and treatable with a host of proven interventions, including exclusively breastfeeding infants in their first six months of life, ensuring an environment free of indoor air pollution and promoting frequent handwashing (protection); immunizing against pneumonia’s leading causes (prevention); and ensuring access to medical care and antibiotics when cases do emerge (treatment). That’s why we need to ensure these interventions are available in developing countries, where 98 percent of pneumonia deaths occur.
Here in the United States, we tend to think of pneumonia as a disease that only affects elderly individuals, hospitalized adults or people with weakened immune systems. A closer look at the statistics about those who are actually at the highest risk for pneumonia may surprise you. Worldwide, pneumonia takes the lives of more young children than any other disease, and is responsible for up to 18 percent of the world’s annual child deaths.
Infants and young children with weakened or compromised immune systems are at higher risk, often because their of their weaker natural defense against infection. Or their immune system might have been stripped away by disease, chronic illness or lack of adequate nutrition.
In developing countries, these circumstances are further compounded for children who become sick with pneumonia and don’t have access to proper medical care.
In wealthier countries however, health care is accessible, childhood nutrition standards are high and vaccines are in routine use. As a result, childhood deaths from pneumonia are extremely low. That being said, adults of all ages here in the United States and elsewhere can increase their protection against pneumonia by getting their influenza vaccines. Adults over age 65 and those with one or more risk conditions should get the pneumococcal polysaccharide
While serious illness and deaths from pneumonia are more common in individuals with weakened or compromised immune systems, pneumonia can affect anyone. There have been cases of healthy fit individuals who got infected.
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