Bronchitis affects the bronchial tubes, while pneumonia affects the lung air sacs. Without treatment, bronchitis can become pneumonia. You’re coughing, you’ve got a fever, and your chest feels ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by the accidental infiltration of food or other substances from the mouth or stomach into the lungs. The condition can be caused by bacteria that ...

The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.

Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a rare, non-infectious condition that occurs when oil or fat (lipids) molecules enter the lungs. The symptoms are similar to those of other forms of pneumonia and include a ...

This year, in addition to more familiar respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2, local health experts are also warning about a particular type of pneumonia infection. Infections ...

pneumoniae), which can be a common cause of walking pneumonia, have been on the rise. As its name implies, walking pneumonia is a kind of pneumonia (an infection where the air sacs in the lungs ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs with severity that should not be underestimated. Abdul M. Khan, MD, a pulmonologist at Ochsner Health, shares more. Pneumonia continues to pose a significant ...

pneumoniae and plenty of folks may not seek care for milder symptoms, walking pneumonia may be more prevalent than the numbers show. (Plus, viruses and other bacteria besides M. pneumoniae can ...

Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.