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Will atypical pneumonia surely lead to death?
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No: The classic forms of atypical pneumonia are caused by mycoplasma and legionella. Legionella in particular can be very serious, but both are treatable.
Answered 7/17/2012
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NO: Atypical pneumonia is most often successfully treated with antibiotics. It would the rare exception that atypical pneuminia would lead toward death.
Answered 10/3/2016
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