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Is bacterial pneumonia a communicable disease?
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It depends: Many different kind of bacteria can cause pneumonia. Legionnaire's disease, for example, is environmentally contagious. Most forms of bacterial pneumonia cannot be transmitted from person to person, though.
Answered 12/27/2018
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