If the patient has bacterial pneumonia it could spread through saliva and droplets from the cough. It is not a good idea to share food with any sick person.
Pneumonia often kills babies and the elderly. I had pneumonia last winter. Pneumonia made me cough and I couldn't breathe well.
A furnace humidifier can be bought from Amazon or Ebay. It can also be bought or ordered in from good hardware stores that stock supplies of furnace equipment.
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The WindChaser humidifier is very quiet, and has a good number of features such as heated air and a timer.
A filterless humidifier would not be difficult to find online. Many stores such as Target and Lowe's sell them and have them available on their site. Also look at Amazon for a good deal.
Provided your furnace has a humidifier on it, you may replace the filter. I would recommend going to a local home improvement store to find the model that will fit your furnace. If you do not currently have a humidifier on your furnace I would recommend contacting a local furnace supply company to enquire about a new furnace or upgrade.
Typically a person using Oxygen will use it with a mask or with a cannula. A typical Concentrator will produce between .5 LPM (liters per minute) and 10 LPM. Your body should be OK if you had the Cannula or mask on you because the Boy only pulls Oxygen out of the air. Other elements (Nitrogen, co2, Xenon, Krypton, etc.) are not used by the body and are exhaled. If you breathed in Pure Oxygen you would exhale some Pure Oxygen and co2. My source: http://vitalitymedical.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/5-oxygen-concentrator-tips/ burtcandoit@gmail.com
You should not do strenuous exercise while you have pneumonia. Being healthy and in good shape will help you recover from it, though.
No, not at all.
Yes, if the type of pneumonia the person has is caused by bacteria or viruses. Just like any other communicable disease, it will spread from person to person. Some forms of pneumonia are not due to infectious organisms and they are not communicable. Use good hand washing and prevention techniques to avoid catching it from someone infected. There are vaccinations you can get for some types of pneumonia that work like a flu shot to keep you immune from the organism that causes the infectious pneumonia.
Patting on the back, what is referred to as tapotement, helps loosen the phlegm in a person's lungs. If they have pneumonia or other condition that causes congestion, this will help them clear out their lungs. If the cause of the congestion is unknown, then a visit to the doctor would be a good idea. Be sure to ask them if it is OK to do patting on their back.