Pneumoni

a By : Gurpreet Saini

What am I?What do I Look Like?

I am a bacterial infection that

causes an inflammation of the lungs and fills it up with

fluid.

I can be rod shaped and

circular

Scientific Name: Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Where Can I be Found?How do I Travel from Person to Person

I am found in the lung walls

inside of people.

I mainly travel by coughing and

sneezing

Can I only be found in Humans?What conditions do I need to

survive?I can fill up your

air sacs with fluid.

I can infect goats and

sheep.

I need fluid to survive

RespiratorySystem

CirculatorySystem

Some Interesting Facts About Me When I am in both of your lungs I’m

called double pneumonia. 5% of people will die from me. I am the 6th leading cause of death in

the US. The worst type of me is A Typical

Pneumonia I was first indentified in cattle in

1938. I was found in humans later by a

man named Riemann.

Now How I travel b

attling

against the Im

mune

System

First Line of DefenseMucus helps take out the

bacterial infection

The mucus tries to get the bacteria to stick to it so the

cilia can take it out

Second Line of Defense

The Alveoli is where I travel through when

attacking

These white blood cells are the things that were attacking

me.

Third Line of DefenseAntigens

attached themselves to me and

started producing antibodies to get rids

of me.

Lung CellsBut when the air

sacs are filled with fluid its hard for the oxygen to get in the bloodstream and its hard for the Co2 to

get out of the stream. The lung

cells don’t get damaged unless

they get in the way and die.

Symptoms, How you can get rid of me? How to avoid me?

One of the Symptoms are Exhaustion

If you want to avoid me you should get vaccines

Preventing getting sick you should wash your hands

Be prepared and have your medication ready