Gene-Eden is a natural antiviral supplement that targets the viruses that cause pneumonia: influenza, parainfluenza, and the respiratory syncytial viruses.

The following information was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on its website. In brackets and italic letters, you can find our comments on the CDC information. Also note our yellow highlights.

Every 15 seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies from pneumonia. Many of these deaths are preventable through vaccination and appropriate treatment.

[Gene-Eden can be used to prevent the disease by taking the supplement before being infected, or during the incubation period.]

What Is Pneumonia?

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages. Signs of pneumonia can include coughing, fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, rapid breathing or shortness of breath, chills, or chest pain. Certain people are more likely to become ill with pneumonia. This includes adults 65 years of age or older and children less than 5 years of age. People up through 64 years of age who have underlying medical conditions (like diabetes or HIV/AIDS) and people 19 through 64 who smoke cigarettes or have asthma are also at increased risk for getting pneumonia.

[We recommend that people with increased risk of getting pneumonia, and people who spend time with pneumonia patients, such as hospital workers, or visitors to hospitals, should take Gene-Eden to protect themselves against the viruses that cause the disease.]

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Causes

When bacteria, viruses or, rarely, fungi living in your nose, mouth, sinuses, or the environment spread to your lungs, you can develop pneumonia or other infections. You can catch the bacteria or viruses from people who are infected with them, whether they are sick or not.

[Be careful. Healthy people can also transmit the viruses that cause the disease.]

Types of Pneumonia

You may have heard of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). When someone who hasn't recently been in the hospital or another healthcare facility develops pneumonia, it's called community-acquired.

Pneumonia is associated with healthcare when someone gets the infection during or following a stay in a healthcare facility (like hospitals, long-term care facilities, and dialysis centers). These infections are labeled healthcare-associated pneumonias, which includes healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP), hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

[Again, we recommend that people who visit or work at healthcare facilities protect themselves against the viruses that cause the disease by taking Gene-Eden.]

In the U.S., the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and the most common viral causes are influenza, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial viruses. In children less than 1 year of age, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of pneumonia. Other common bacterial and viral causes of pneumonia in the U.S. include Staphylococcus aureus and adenovirus. Pneumocystis jirovecii, a fungus formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii, is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with AIDS.

Reduce Your Risk

Pneumonia can be prevented with vaccines. Following good hygiene practices can also help prevent respiratory infections. This includes washing your hands regularly, cleaning hard surfaces that are touched often (like doorknobs and countertops), and coughing or sneezing into a tissue or into your elbow or sleeve. You can also reduce your risk of getting pneumonia by limiting exposure to cigarette smoke and treating and preventing conditions like diabetes and HIV/AIDS.

In the U.S., there are several vaccines that prevent infection by bacteria or viruses that may cause pneumonia. These vaccines include:

• Pneumococcal,

• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib),

• Pertussis (whooping cough),

• Varicella (chickenpox),

• Measles; and

• Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza (flu) vaccines.

National and Global Impact

In 2006, 1.2 million people in the U.S. were hospitalized with pneumonia and 55,477 people died from the disease.

Globally, pneumonia kills more than 4 million people every year - half of these deaths occur among children less than 5 years of age. This is greater than the number of deaths from any other infectious disease, such as AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis. Access to vaccines and treatment (like antibiotics and antivirals) can help prevent many pneumonia-related deaths. Pneumonia experts are also working to prevent pneumonia in developing countries by reducing indoor air pollution and encouraging good hygiene practices.

Pneumonia in Healthcare Settings

Pneumonia has accounted for approximately 15% of all hospital-associated infections and 27% and 24% of all infections acquired in the medical intensive-care unit (ICU) and coronary care unit, respectively. It has been the second most common hospital-associated infection after that of the urinary tract. For hospital-associated pneumonia, attributable mortality rates of 20%-33% have been reported.

[A hospital, and especially the intensive-care units and coronary care units are dangerous places. "Put your armor on" before you enter these facilities. It might save your life.]

Do you want to assist your immune system in killing the viruses that cause pneumonia? Take Gene-Eden, the natural antiviral supplement.

Click here to order Gene-Eden