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Pneumonia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Pneumonia and your lungs ... Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus ( ...

What Is Pneumonia? | NHLBI, NIH

Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes your air sacs to fill up with fluid or pus. Learn about the causes, risk factors, signs and ...

Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Pneumonia. Pneumonia is inflammation and fluid in your lungs caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. It makes it difficult to breathe and can cause a ...

Pneumonia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - WebMD

Pneumonia is the infection and inflammation of air sacs in your lungs. These air sacs, called alveoli, can fill with fluid or pus, ...

Pneumonia | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or chemical irritants. It is a serious infection or inflammation ...

Pneumonia Symptoms and Diagnosis | American Lung Association

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames your lungs' air sacs (alveoli). The air sacs may fill up with fluid or pus, causing symptoms such as a cough, fever, ...

Pneumonia Symptoms | Signs of Pneumonia - MedlinePlus

Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of your lungs. It causes the air sacs of your lungs to fill up with fluid or pus. Pneumonia can range ...

Pneumonia - CDC

Homepage for CDC's information on pneumonia, an infection of the lungs.

Pneumonia - NHS

Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.

About Pneumonia - CDC

Key points · Bacteria and viruses are common causes of pneumonia (a lung infection). · Fungi and parasites are less common causes. · Germs that ...

Pneumonia > Fact Sheets > Yale Medicine

An infection that inflames air sacs, which may fill with fluid, in the lungs. Symptoms include a cough with colored mucus, fever, confusion, trouble breathing, ...

What Causes Pneumonia? | American Lung Association

Pneumonia is mostly spread when people infected cough, sneeze or talk, sending respiratory droplets into the air. These droplets can then be ...

Pneumonia: Symptoms & Causes - NewYork-Presbyterian

Pneumonia is an infection that affects the air sacs in the lungs. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of pneumonia from the experts at ...

Pneumonia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Harvard Health

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs that triggers inflammation and causes the air sacs (alveoli) of the lung to fill with pus or liquid.

Pneumonia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can make you feel sick. It happens when germs get into your lungs. Symptoms include coughing, fever and difficulty breathing.

Pneumonia in Kids (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth

Less often, bacteria can cause pneumonia. When that happens, kids usually will become sick more quickly, starting with a sudden high fever, cough, and sometimes ...

Pneumonia - causes, symptoms and treatments - Healthdirect

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. The infection is usually caused by bacteria or a virus. The infection causes inflammation (swelling) in your lungs.

Pneumonia - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH

Your risk for pneumonia may be higher because of your age, environment, lifestyle habits, and other medical conditions.

Pneumonia - St Vincent's Lung Health

Pneumonia results from an infection which causes the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs to become filled with fluid or pus.

Everything You Need to Know About Pneumonia - Healthline

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses. General symptoms include chest pain, fever, cough, and trouble breathing.