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Pneumonia Information. Pneumonia Symptoms, What is Pneumonia? - Patient
What is Pneumonia? What are Pneumonia symptoms? Pneumonia is a serious lung infection. Treatment with antibiotics is usually needed. If you are normally well, it is likely that you will make a full recovery.
http://patient.info/health/pneumonia-leaflet
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Pneumonia Causes - NHS Choices
Pneumonia is most commonly caused by an infection, usually bacterial. However, many different bacteria, viruses and - more rarely - fungi cause pneumonia.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pneumonia/Pages/Causes.aspx
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Pneumonia, Home - CDC
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages. It is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years. Learn more here.
http://www.cdc.gov/pneumonia/
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What Is Pneumonia? - Everyday Health
Pneumonia is a common illness that can be deadly. Learn about pneumonia and ways to cope with, and even prevent, this lung infection.
http://www.everydayhealth.com/pneumonia/
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Bacterial Pneumonia - Care Guide
Care guide for Bacterial Pneumonia possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
http://www.drugs.com/cg/bacterial-pneumonia.html
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Pneumonia in Adults - MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Pneumonia is a common illness that affects millions of people each year in the United States. Germs called bacteria, viruses, and fungi may cause pneumonia. In adults, bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000145.htm
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Pneumonia Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors - American Lung Association
Anyone can get pneumonia. It's commonly a complication of a respiratory infection-especially the flu-but there are more than 30 different causes of the illness. Older adults, children and people with chronic disease, including COPD and asthma, are at high risk for pneumonia.
http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/pneumonia/symptoms-causes-and-risk.html
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Pneumonia, Topic Overview - WebMD
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can make you very sick. You may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. For most people, pneumonia can be treated at home. It often clears up in 2 to 3 weeks.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/tc/pneumonia-topic-overview
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Pneumonia Causes - Mayo Clinic
Pneumonia - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this serious respiratory infection.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pneumonia/basics/causes/con-20020032
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Bacterial Pneumonia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
Pneumonia can be generally defined as an infection of the lung parenchyma, in which consolidation of the affected part and a filling of the alveolar air spaces with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin is characteristic.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/300157-overview
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Bacterial Pneumonia: Read About Symptoms and Medications
Learn about bacterial pneumonia causes, symptoms and treatments. This lung infection produces coughing, fever, shortness of breath, and chest pain.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bacterial_pneumonia/article_em.htm
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Bacterial Pneumonia - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_pneumonia
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Bacterial Pneumonia: Causes, Risk Factors and Symptoms
Bacterial pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs. The bacteria cause the lung's air sacs (alveoli) to become inflamed and engorged with pus, fluid, and cellular debris.
http://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-pneumonia
