What Is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation of the lungs. It can affect just one section of your lungs or section throughout both lungs. When you have pneumonia, air sacs in your lungs fill with pus or other liquid and oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. Pneumonia causes inflammation of one or both lungs in the chest, usually due to infection. It disrupts the normal process of gas exchange, wherein oxygen is taken into the body and the waste product carbon dioxide removed. This leads to the interruption of oxygen supply to the tissues which is potentially fatal. This can occur all Year round, especially during the Harmattan and Rainy months. It can affect People of any age. What Causes Pneumonia? Pneumonia is primarily caused by infections with less common causes including irritants as a result of the activities of virus, bacteria, fungus, mycoplasmas or chemicals. It often follows another illness, such as a cold or the flu. How can Pneumonia be contacted? I...
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