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Pneumonia. how could that be ?
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Question unclear: Pneumonia is inflammation of lung tissue. It can be due to many causes, including infection due to viruses, bacteria, fungi, atypicals, drug reactions, autoimmune illnesses, and so on. There are usually predisposing factors involved.
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Pneumonia : It is a infection of the lungs , most commonly caused by streptococcus bacteria. This could be viral, fungal .
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