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elian12 years ago

Hello brinnie

Here's a Goggle result :

Catching pneumonia

The germs that can cause pneumonia are usually breathed in. People often have small amounts of germs in their nose and throat that can be passed on through:

coughs and sneezes: these launch tiny droplets of fluid containing germs into the air, which someone else can breathe in

touching an object and transferring germs onto it: someone else can touch this object, and then touch their own mouth or nose

Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria cause most cases of pneumonia and are far less contagious than a cold or the flu. This is because most people’s immune systems can kill the bacteria before they have the opportunity to cause an infection.

Rarely, pneumonia can develop from an infection somewhere else in your body, when the germs enter your lungs through your bloodstream.

Hope this helps you

TomK12 years ago

[Quote]Pneumonia - Contagious or Not

The answer to the question is pneumonia infectious or not, cannot be answered directly. Though, pneumonia cannot spread from person to person, the virus or bacteria causing this disease can be. Therefore, the person who receives these pneumonia producing microorganisms from the person who has this health problem, may only suffer from common cold and fever, rather than developing pneumonia. In other words, it can be said that whether a person can develop pneumonia due to contact with an individual with this disease, will depend on the immunity of the former.[End Quote]

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