Overview
- IMSS data show 26,675 second-level and 1,063 third-level discharges for pneumonia from January to August 2024.
- Coverage describes pneumonia as a preventable lung infection transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets, with additional risks from aspiration and contaminated surfaces.
- Children under five and adults 65 and older are identified as the groups most likely to suffer severe illness and require hospitalization.
- Management is cause-specific, with antibiotics for bacterial cases and rest, hydration and medical monitoring for viral infections.
- Health communicators emphasize that early detection limits complications and urge attention to environmental factors such as pollution and overcrowding, with no new national programs announced in these reports.