Moved to seattle 01/2014. here only a year and got pneumonia 02/2015. 35 yr old healthy female. never had it in my life. can i prevent it this winter ?

Causes of pneumonia: There are many germs that cause pneumonia-and I would like to know 'which' germ affected you. Hopefully your doctor figured that out, although often no tests are done. This would have a bearing on how best to prevent any future episodes. If you're healthy, that's great- the key is to stay that way and avoid pitfalls that set u up for disease (like smoking, too much stress, too little sleep etc).

Pneumonia: Moving here probably had nothing to do with your pneumonia and unless you have underlying lung disease you will not be prone to recurrent infection. The Pacific Northwest has significantly lower hospital admission rates and death rates due to pneumonia than the national average. Some pneumonias are transmissible and preventable - avoid ill individuals, wash your hands, get your flu vaccine.