PNEUMONIA

Alveoli (air sacs) - Alveoli are tiny sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon exchange (2).
 

Antibodies -
 

Bacteria - Bacteria is a microscopic single-celled organisms that can be helpful, such as those that live in our guts, or harmful (8).
 

Blood poisoning – Septicaemia/Sepsis - Septicemia is a serious bloodstream infection. It’s also known as bacteremia. It occurs when a bacterial infection elsewhere in the body, such as in the lungs or skin, enters the bloodstream (7).
 

Bronchoscopy - Bronchoscopy is a procedure that lets doctors look at your lungs and air passages. It's usually performed by a doctor who specializes in lung disorders (a pulmonologist). During bronchoscopy, a thin tube (bronchoscope) is passed through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs (5).
 

Complete blood count (CBC) - It provides important information about the kinds and numbers of cells in the blood, to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders (5), (6).
 

Germ -  General term reffering to the microorganisms causing a disease.
 

Intravenous - It means giving the medicines or fluids through a needle or tube inserted into a vein.
 

Lung abscess - A rare complication that's mostly seen in people with a serious pre-existing illness or a history of severe alcohol misuse (6).
 

Meningitis - Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges) (6).
 

Phlegm - 
 

Pneumococcal infections - These are the infections are caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. 
 

Resistant bacteria -  It refers to the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication previously used to treat them.
 

Respiratory failure - Results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the oxygen, carbon dioxide or both cannot be kept at normal levels in the body (4). 
 

Secondary pneumonia — pneumonia that develops on top of another infection; for example, a person becomes infected by a virus (such as influenza) and this is complicated by secondary bacterial pneumonia (such as pneumococcal pneumonia)
 

Splenoctomy
 

Sputum
 

Stethoscope - The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device which allows to listen to the the internal sounds of the human body (1).
 

Transmision mode – It refers to how the germ is spread.
 

Virus - Virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms (1).
 

White blood cells​ - White blood cells (WBCs) are an important part of the immune system. They can ingest germs and destroy them (3).