00:00Pope Francis continues to get better from double pneumonia.
00:03He is said to be more prone to it and more dangerous if he is hit by it.
00:08How can we avoid it? In this FitTrack report by Niko Wahe.
00:16Restful night and waking up.
00:18Pope Francis had his breakfast according to the Holy See Press Office.
00:22He was hospitalized this February 14.
00:25And according to Vatican Medical Team and Staff,
00:27he has onset of bilateral or double pneumonia.
00:30It means that the pneumonia starts in both lungs.
00:34That's why it's hard for him to breathe.
00:36According to adult pulmonologist Dr. Ed Marvin Chua-Hilario,
00:40community-acquired pneumonia with moderate risk hit the Holy See.
00:45Their lungs are affected.
00:47That's why most of their lungs are affected by pneumonia.
00:51There's an infection.
00:52Senior citizens like Pope are prone to pneumonia.
00:56Especially if there's comorbidity.
00:58The body is weaker or immunocompromised.
01:01The effect of pneumonia is stronger on their body.
01:06And it can be more dangerous.
01:09But there's no age group that is hit by pneumonia.
01:12Teacher Rosette is 54 years old.
01:15She was hit by pneumonia twice, in 2023 and 2024.
01:20For one week, I was hit directly.
01:23I felt that it wasn't a high fever.
01:27But my body was hot.
01:29I felt dizzy and weak.
01:32But the first time I was hit by a severe pneumonia,
01:36I felt that I couldn't breathe.
01:41According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
01:44from January to August 2024,
01:47there was a fourth pneumonia in the history of the death of Filipinos.
01:50More than 19,000 died because of this.
01:53Pneumonia is transmitted through droplets and sometimes secretions.
01:58There are also airborne pneumonia.
02:01If a person sits inside a room
02:04and the ventilation of the room is not good,
02:06you can get infected by others.
02:08More people are hit by pneumonia when the weather is cold.
02:11And to avoid it, strengthen the resistance.
02:15It depends on the strength of the person's body
02:18if pneumonia is contagious.
02:20Nick Waje, reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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