Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the
air sacs fill with pus and
may become solid. Inflammation
may affect both lungs, one lung, or only certain lobes.
Pneumonia is a curable bacterial disease in which changes your air sacs to
normal air sacs into fluid-filled air sacs in which you won't be able to breath as good as you can without Pneumonia.
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia
may include:
Chest pain when you breathe or cough.
Confusion or changes in mental awareness (in adults age 65 and older)
Cough, which
may produce phlegm.
Fatigue.
Fever, sweating and shaking chills.
Ways you can get pneumonia include:
Bacteria and viruses living in your nose, sinuses, or mouth
may spread to your lungs.
You
may breathe some of these germs directly into your lungs.
You breathe in (inhale) food, liquids, vomit, or fluids from the mouth into your lungs
"Pneumonia", the doctor said, confirming Alex's fears. I've seen you knocked to your knees with pneumonia, grief and a
sick husband, but you always come right back up fighting. He says he thinks he has a
cold, but the doctor told me he could get pneumonia
real easy.
