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Known viral causes of atypical pneumonia are severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and measles. Both of these viral conditions are contagious.
Virus infections are contagious - like the flu, the common cold, viral pneumonia, and so on.
its not contagious
Viral Pneumonia IS the "scientific" name.
yes
This type of pneumonia is also called atypical pneumonia, walking pneumonia, or community-acquired pneumonia
The ICD-9-CM code for Viral Pneumonia is 480.9
Both bacterial infections and viral infections can be contagious or not contagious. Some viral infections are not spread from human to human or are only rarely spread that way. TB is a contagious bacterial infection.
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yes
Viral Pneumonia is transmitted from one person to another. It an acute infection and it is an airborne transmitted virus.