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No. It's bacterial.
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Is it true or false aspiration pneumonia is a viral infection?
False. Aspiration pneumonia is caused by the stomach contents or food going down into the lungs. It can cause a chemical pneumonitis and or a bacterial infection but not a viral infection.
How viral pneumonia is transmitted?
Viral Pneumonia is transmitted from one person to another. It an acute infection and it is an airborne transmitted virus.
Pneumonia is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection in the?
Lungs
Inhalation of a foreign substance?
aspiration pneumonia
Can you get pneumonia in your shoulder?
Pneumonia is a viral infection of your lungs. But its effects can make you feel that you have pneumonia in your shoulders or the whole part of your upper back.
Do kids get aspiration pneumonia?
yes, kids may also get the aspiration pneumonia.
Medication for basal pneumonia?
Antibiotics are given, even though the infection is viral, to prevent infection while the body heals.
How is pneumonia cause?
fluid accumulation in the lungs due to infection. can be bacterial, viral, or fungal in origin.
What is the Classifications of pneumonia?
Pneumonia is a bacterial or viral infection of the lungs. The lungs begin to fill with fluid causing difficulty breathing and high fever.
What is the scientific name for viral pneumonia?
Viral Pneumonia IS the "scientific" name.
What causes pneumonia?
fluid gathers in the lungs and in the worst cases, death!
What started out as a virus turned into pneumonia 2 weeks later?
Influenza starts out as a viral infection, but if not cared for properly, it can turn into pneumonia 2 weeks later.
