Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system
Pneumonia is a lung infection, filling up the alveoli with pus and fluid. At present, it’s the leading cause of death among children. The lung infection accounts for 15 percent of all deaths in children below five years old, killing more than 800,000 children in 2017 alone.
It’s not just a lung infection among children, but for adults, too. Vulnerable populations are at a higher risk of acquiring pneumonia, namely older adults, infants, children, pregnant women, and those with a weakened immune system.
In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, a team of researchers at Umeå University and Stockholm University, Sweden, found that bacteria use hydrogen peroxide to attack and weaken the immune system, causing pneumonia.
The study shows that the bleaching agent is potent enough to fight and defeat the body’s immune system. The body uses the same compound to fight bacteria, hence, showing that bacteria are now using the same agent the body uses in the fight.
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