Following the recent diagnosis of Boris Johnson's wife with pneumonia, doctors have wanted that it is due to bacterial ...

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Viral pneumonia is a threat to your lungs but receiving a vaccine for this virus can be beneficial in reducing the risk of developing this illness and promoting safety. Continue reading to learn more ...

Bacterial pneumonia symptoms improve over a few days, but a cough may linger for weeks. Early viral pneumonia symptoms resemble the flu, then gradually worsen. Older adults may have mild symptoms ...

If you have bacterial pneumonia, you'll remain contagious until you've been on antibiotics for 24 to 48 hours. If you have viral pneumonia, you will be contagious until your symptoms subside.

Between 1936 and 1945, pneumonia death rates in the United States dropped approximately 40 percent with the greater availability of antibiotics. The more common viral pneumonia usually diminishes ...

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, ...

Your case of pneumonia, which occurred while you had the flu, is known as viral pneumonia. Fungi can also cause pneumonia, particularly in people who are living with weakened immune systems.

Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold.

HMPV causes flu or cold-like symptoms, including fever, cough, and nasal congestion. It often resolves independently but can ...

“People who have it may think they have a viral pneumonia or a bronchitis type of infection. It can cause fever, cough and sore throat; very common types of symptoms,” Willis said. The doctor ...