Pneumonia: Symptoms, Types and Treatment

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung caused mostly due to bacteria or viruses. Factors that provide a predisposition to pneumonia include weak immune system, smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, asthma and old age. The symptoms of pneumonia include fever, low blood pressure, cough with sputum or phlegm, chest pain, hemoptysis, etc. Pneumonia can be of different types depending on the causative organism or the mechanism of disease development. These inc...