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What is pneumonia
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A lung infection: When a bacterium, fungus, virus, or parasite infect the lung.
Answered 6/17/2015
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Lung infection: An infection of lung tissue air sacs ( alveoli) is a pneumonia. An infection confined to just the larger air tubes would be called bronchitis.
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