Evita Muñoz, also known as “Chachita” is known for her character starring alongside Pedro Infante in the movies: Nosotros Los Pobres, Ustedes Los Ricos, and Pepe El Toro. The 79-year-old actress was recently hospitalized for pneumonia. It’s reported that even though her health is delicate, she is stable. Pneumonia can be a serious health issue, and even though it can be treated, many times it’s fatal.
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Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lungs, which can affect just one lobe, the right, or left lung, the entire lung, or both. Our bodies are exposed to various germs and even chemicals, but when your immune system is weakened or you fall ill, your body can’t fight these viruses, which is when germs infect the lungs and cause an infection. Infected lungs leak fluids, shed dead cells, and your air sacs become clogged up and they can’t do their job of getting oxygen into the blood.
There are five main causes of pneumonia: bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, fungus, and various chemicals. It is a very common complication of a respiratory infection, these are some of the symptoms:
- Cough
- Fever
- Shaking chills
- Shortness of breath
- Sharp or stabbing chest pain
- Headache
- Excessive sweating and clammy skin
- Loss of appetite
- Low energy
- Fatigue
Anyone can get pneumonia, but there are risk factors that can increase your chances. Things like smoking, the flu, chronic lung disease, or chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes, living in a nursing home, recent surgery, and having a weak immune system.
The most common way people get pneumonia is from a cold they don’t treat. This is why it’s very important that if you have a cold or cough that won’t go away, you visit your doctor. The longer you let it affect your health, the higher the chances of you developing pneumonia. Pneumonia could be fatal if not treated immediately.