Commonly, Pneumonia can be cured with antibiotics. Viral pneumonia, however, has no cure except the immune system, so fluids and other immune system helpers will be administered. Possibly intravenously
No.
Like many other viral infections, the main treatment is supportive care like fluid, oxygen, ect. There are antiviral medications, but they are normally not effective in viral pneumonia. Viral pneumonia can progress to bacterial pneumonia because the bacteria takes advantage of the fact that you're already compromised. In this case, antibiotic should help.
Pneumonia is very treatable in 2014. If caught early enough, a person can take a round of antibiotics and get better. In some cases, a person may need to be hospitalized to be treated.
Pneumonia is a general term, not a specific disease. There is viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, and a fungal pneumonia, among others.
Koch's pneumonia does not exist at this time. Tuberculosis is also called Koch's Disease it is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It can be treated, cured, and can be prevented if persons at risk takes medication, scientists have not been able to find away to wipe it out.
walking pneumonia
Viruses are not killed by antibiotics. Antibiotics kill bacterial infections like Strep Throat and Pneumonia. Viral infections, such as the common cold and the flu are cured by your body's immune system.
There is no opposite of pneumonia.
Bilateral pneumonia.
This type of pneumonia is also called atypical pneumonia, walking pneumonia, or community-acquired pneumonia
Yes, that can be cured .. :)
You should say, "I recovered from pneumonia."