“Our hospitals are already full of pneumonia cases,” warned Matteo Bassetti, director of infectious diseases at the San Martino polyclinic hospital in Genoa. Every year in Italy there are at least 150 thousand hospitalizations and 9 thousand deaths. But the “crucial” data on influenza (and other viruses) trends in Australia does not bode well for this year. The reason is that several high-profile cases recently, such as the death of maestro Peppe Vessicchio (due to an interstitial injury) or the admission of Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano to hospital, have attracted high attention. Although, fortunately, Italy’s death rate is among the lowest in Europe. Let’s look at the causes, symptoms and how to recognize pneumonia together with Dr. Bassetti.
“Hospitals are full.” Symptoms, causes, treatment and what not to do
