Viral pneumonia

Viral pneumonia
Viral pneumonia
Specialty	Infectious disease, respirology

Viral pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by a virus. Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation in one or both of the lungs. The pulmonary alveoli fill with fluid or pus making it difficult to breathe.^[1] Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.^[1] Viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia in children, while in adults bacteria are a more common cause.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Pneumonia | NHLBI, NIH". www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ Ruuskanen, Olli; Lahti, Elina; Jennings, Lance C; Murdoch, David R (2011-04-09). "Viral pneumonia". The Lancet. 377 (9773): 1264–1275. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 7138033. PMID 21435708.

[:2-1] "Pneumonia | NHLBI, NIH". www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

[:0-2] Ruuskanen, Olli; Lahti, Elina; Jennings, Lance C; Murdoch, David R (2011-04-09). "Viral pneumonia". The Lancet. 377 (9773): 1264–1275. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 7138033. PMID 21435708.

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