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Can Flooded Basement And Pneumonia In A Child Be Related?
We recently has our basement flood with a large amount of water. We are still in the process of getting everything out and cleaned up. My daughter 4 yrs old had pneumonia and was anemic. at her physical appointment we had 2 weeks after it. Could this be related.
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Water and excess moisture is sometimes related to occurence of Lower respiratory tract infection in children, more so if their immunity is lower due to pre-existing causes.
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Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Water and excess moisture is sometimes related to occurence of Lower respiratory tract infection in children, more so if their immunity is lower due to pre-existing causes.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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