Naboth O., 15

Naboth likes playing football and reading story books, he takes his education seriously and excel well in the academics and sports activities . His favorite story books are mystery crime investigative story books. His dream is to become an agricultural teacher and help the society ensure that it has good food security. He went to the hospital with a cough, lower extremity pain and chest pain.

Naboth had a cough, chest pain, and pain in the lower limbs for the past week. During the examination, he was found to be in stable condition with no difficulty in breathing. A laboratory test was conducted after physical examination to determine the cause of the symptoms, and it was confirmed that the he had pneumonia. To treat the infection, Naboth was given antibiotics to take for three days. Since there were no severe symptoms requiring hospitalization, the he was allowed to go home with instructions on how to take the medication and manage the symptoms. He was also advised to return if there were any signs of worsening, such as high fever or difficulty breathing. A follow-up phone call, a week after, confirmed that he had recovered and was now doing well.

Pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics. If left untreated, pneumonia may lead to the permanent lung damage, respiratory failure, septicaemia (infection entering blood stream and causing sepsis), pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid in the space between the lung and chest wall, which can make breathing difficult), and other life-threatening complications.