Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by fungi bacteria or viruses.

Pneumonia. In the united states common causes of viral pneumonia are influenza and respiratory syncytial virus rsv. The severity of the condition is variable. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused. General symptoms include chest pain fever cough and trouble breathing.

Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough chest pain fever and difficulty breathing. A common cause of bacterial pneumonia is streptococcus pneumoniae pneumococcus. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus purulent material causing cough with phlegm or pus fever chills and difficulty breathing. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs.

You can also help prevent pneumonia and other respiratory infections by following good hygiene practices. Vaccines can prevent some types of pneumonia. Pneumonia is a lung infection that can range from mild to so severe that you have to go to the hospital. It happens when an infection causes the air sacs in your lungs your doctor will call.

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli.