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Om Namah: Dheeraj Kumar, director of Shivaay Serial, said goodbye to this world on Tuesday (July 15). He was 80 years old. According to media reports, he was struggling with pneumonia. Do you know that not only Dheeraj Kumar, but many celebs have lost their lives due to pneumonia. Know how dangerous this disease is considered very common?
What is pneumonia?
Let us know that serious infections in the lungs are called pneumonia, due to which millions of people die every year. In India, this disease is considered a big threat to children and the elderly. Many celebrities like Dheeraj Kumar have lost their lives due to this disease.
These celebs lost their lives with pneumonia
Even before Dheeraj Kumar, many Bollywood celebs have lost their lives due to pneumonia. These include the names of famous filmmaker Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra, Bollywood veteran actors Dilip Kumar, Pran and Sameer Khakhar.
How dangerous is pneumonia?
Pneumonia is a lung infection, usually caused by bacteria, viruses or fungus. In this disease, lung air cells (alveoli) are swollen and filled fluid or pus in them. This disrupts the supply of oxygen and the patient has difficulty in breathing. This disease is seen more among children, elderly, diabetes, asthma or other chronic diseases. Pneumonia may be fatal for people with weak immune systems.
How are the symptoms of pneumonia?
Symptoms of pneumonia may look like normal colds and colds at the beginning, but it can take severe form rapidly.
- High fever and shivering
- Cough
- Breathe
- Chest pain, especially on coughing or breathing
- loss of appetite
- Excess fatigue and weakness
- Confusion or sudden behavior in the elderly
Pneumonia condition in the world
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pneumonia is the main cause of death in children under five years of age. Every year in India, more than 1.27 lakh children die due to pneumonia. In the elderly, this disease often becomes fatal with other diseases.
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