The creators of Turtle Springs gratefully acknowledge her support in the creation of this module. Pneumonia is a serious infection and inflammation of the lungs. If you have pneumonia, air sacs in your lungs fill with pus and other liquid, making it difficult for you to breathe. As a result, less oxygen reaches your blood, and your body's cells can't work properly. In severe cases, pneumonia can cause death.
Pneumonia is a serious illness.
Before the use of antibiotics brought it under control in the 1930's, pneumonia was the number one cause of death in the United States. Even today, it is the sixth leading cause of death. It is still the number one cause of death from infection. It poses a particular threat to certain high-risk groups . Who gets such as the elderly and people with impaired immune systems.