Monday, November 21, 2011
One in every 4 children dies of pneumonia in Pakistan
KARACHI: Medical experts have said that pneumonia kills nearly two million children every year in the world under the age of five, while in Pakistan, one in every four children deaths are attributable to the disease.
More than 150 million cases of pneumonia report every year among children under five in developing countries, account for more than 95 percent of all new cases worldwide. Some diseases, like measles and pertussis (whooping cough), can lead to pneumonia as a complication. Children with HIV are 40 times more likely to contract pneumococcal disease than HIV-negative children, and may be more likely to contract antibiotic-resistant strains of the disease.
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One in every 4 children dies of pneumonia in Pakistan
KARACHI: Medical experts have said that pneumonia kills nearly two million children every year in the world under the age of five, while in Pakistan, one in every four children deaths are attributable to the disease.
More than 150 million cases of pneumonia report every year among children under five in developing countries, account for more than 95 percent of all new cases worldwide. Some diseases, like measles and pertussis (whooping cough), can lead to pneumonia as a complication. Children with HIV are 40 times more likely to contract pneumococcal disease than HIV-negative children, and may be more likely to contract antibiotic-resistant strains of the disease.
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