Which person is at greatest risk for developing a "community-acquired" pneumonia?
A. The 40-year-old first-grade teacher
B. The 60-year-old smoker who is also an alcoholic
C. The 75-year-old with exercise-induced wheezing
D. The 35-year-old aerobics instructor who skips meals and eats only vegetables
B
Although age is a factor in the development of community-acquired pneumonia, other lifestyle and exposure factors increase the risk more than age. Two conditions that heavily predispose to the development of pneumonia are cigarette smoking and alcoholism. Cigarette smoking inter-feres with the ciliary function of removal of invasive materials. Alcoholism usually results in imbalanced nutrition as well as decreased immune function.
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