In 2022, Oaxaca ranked fourth in the number of pneumonia deaths in children under one year old and third in the number of pneumonia deaths in children aged 1 to 4 years, with more than 600 cases reported in the total population that year. California ranks fourth.
Among children under one year old, there were 31 deaths from pneumonia, seven at 3 months of age, 5 at 1 month of age, and the same number at 4 months of age; Four deaths were also reported, one at 3 months and one at 11 months. Two deaths each were reported at 5, 6, 7, and 8 months.
Among children aged 1 to 4 years old, Oaxaca reported 26 deaths, ranking third behind Chiapas with 89 and Puebla with 36. The entity recorded two deaths among children aged 5 to 9 years and one death among children aged 10 to 14 years.
The state of Oaxaca reported 577 deaths due to unknown pneumonia in 2022; 32 people died of viral pneumonia and 41 people died of bacterial pneumonia, bringing the death toll to Oaxaca’s population to more than 600.
In the framework of the commemoration of World Pneumonia Day, the Oaxaca State Health Service (SSO) said that 809 cases and 391 deaths have been reported so far this year, with the incidence among the elderly and minors higher than in five years.
The agency noted that, according to the pulmonologist assigned to the General Hospital, “Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso”, Filiberto Cruz Vicente, this pathology is caused by microorganisms, bacteria, viruses and fungi in the lower respiratory tract, such as the lungs Infect.
He pointed out that long-term exposure to tobacco smoke also affects the incidence, severity and evolution of a variety of other respiratory diseases, such as the common cold, influenza, tuberculosis, pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage, some interstitial diseases and Covid-19.
Pneumonia is more common in winter and is spread through direct contact with infected people. When patients sneeze or cough, small droplets can be expelled, which naturally enter the respiratory tract, nose and throat. After inhalation, they reach the lungs and cause infection.
Getting vaccinated against influenza, pneumococcal and whooping cough, washing hands with soap and water after contact with sick people, covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, eating healthily and drinking plenty of fluids are all “preventative” actions. This disease. “
