While pneumonia, an infection in the lungs, itself isn’t contagious, the viruses and bacteria that cause it often are. People with weakened immune systems may be at a greater risk from contagious ...

Dr. Keith Klugman, Director of the Pneumonia Program at the Gates Foundation, will speak on “Novel Vaccines to Further Reduce Pneumonia Mortality in Children.” Dr. Keith Klugman, M.D., Ph.D., Director ...

Although fever is a common symptom of pneumonia, in some cases you can have pneumonia without a fever. Read on to learn more about this topic, the different types and causes of pneumonia, and symptoms ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Pneumonia is the inflammation of the tissue in the lungs and typically occurs due to an infection. In people ages 65 years and older, pneumonia may become serious due to the higher risk of developing ...

Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which affects alveoli, the tiny sacs found in clusters at the end of the branching structure of airways (respiratory tree) that supply air to the lungs.

Pneumonia is a severe condition that occurs as the result of a lung infection. Pneumonia that occurs during pregnancy is called maternal pneumonia. In many people, pneumonia begins with a common cold ...

Pneumonia has long been a leading cause of death, and its threat is now even more significant as a serious COVID-19 complication. When the immune system attacks COVID-19 in the lungs, they can become ...

When these germs enter the lungs, they can overpower the immune system and invade delicate lung tissues. Once a pathogen infects the lungs, the air sacs become inflamed and fill with fluid and pus, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Adults, especially senior citizens, are 100 times more likely than children to die of diseases that vaccines can prevent, and this would be particularly true for pneumonia,” says ...