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What Causes Increased Incidence Of Pneumonia?

---healthy 59 year old female (exercises, average weight, good fitness) with graduate school education and good health habits(non-smoker), no other medical conditions, good eating habits, and good social support. --who works with pediatrics (often sick) in a hospital. No family history of respiratory conditions -- lived in the south -- parents smoked (exposure risk not nec. correlated with lung CA). --Question: why, even with increased exposure, might I have a life-time increased incidence of pneumonia ( 3 episodes, sig.) greater than that expected? ---Goal: questions to ask PCP / specialist other than ( do you smoke which I have and do not ).
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Increased incidence of pneumonia depends upon number of factors like
Any existing lung disease
Nidus of infection like dental caries
Low immunity as in diabetes, immunosuppressive therapy or any cancer
High sensitivity to the allergy and inflammation leading to more susceptibility for pneumonia

If you can provide more relevant information or any directly related query, I will be able to tell you more specifically and accurately

Hope this answers your question
Please let me know if you have any more doubts
Best wishes
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What Causes Increased Incidence Of Pneumonia?

Hello Increased incidence of pneumonia depends upon number of factors like Any existing lung disease Nidus of infection like dental caries Low immunity as in diabetes, immunosuppressive therapy or any cancer High sensitivity to the allergy and inflammation leading to more susceptibility for pneumonia If you can provide more relevant information or any directly related query, I will be able to tell you more specifically and accurately Hope this answers your question Please let me know if you have any more doubts Best wishes