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Viral pneumonia
A lung infection caused by viruses, such as the influenza (flu) A and B viruses.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
Is a type of:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 24-year old asked:
Can viral pneumonia be cured?
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Does viral pneumonia have a vector?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you catch viral pneumonia a second time?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the differences between pneumonia and viral pneumonia?
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A 51-year old female asked:
How long does viral pneumonia last? I have been sick now for12 days
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A 34-year old asked:
Can a child catch pneumonia in a household where viral pneumonia is present?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How to treat viral pneumonia?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can viral pneumonia kill you?
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A 28-year old asked:
Can you get vaccinated for viral pneumonia?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does it take to get over viral pneumonia?
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A 21-year old asked:
Is viral pneumonia more dangerous for the elderly children?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Is viral pneumonia contagious? A child where i work was diagnoised with viral pneumonia. Is it contagiious?
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A 21-year old asked:
How are bacterial pneumonias different from viral pneumonias?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can viral pneumonia give you a rash?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is more severe: bacterial or viral pneumonia?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the name of the virus that causes viral pneumonia?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the difference between bacterial and viral pneumonia?
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A 82-year old female asked:
Son hospitalized w bad case ofcovid-19. he hass viral pneumonia & they're throwing everything at him to get him well. they just gave him medicine Manacloria. they said that usually given outpatient; got approval 2 use inpatient. will this help?
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A 40-year old asked:
What makes viral pneumonia more problematic than bacterial pneumonia?
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A 23-year old asked:
I have bacterial pneumonia, are the symptoms similar to viral pneumonia?
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A 32-year old asked:
What do you suggest if I have bacterial pneumonia. What is more severe bacterial or viral pneumonia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Father-inlaw has viral pneumonia for last 2 weeks. Been on 5 day leva-pck still had high temp. Is he still contagious?My wife wants to see him
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can a viral pneumonia pass on it's own if one stays home, rests and eats well? Don't worry i'll call my doc now, i'm just curious...
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A 23-year old female asked:
Explain the dyspnea in patients with viral pneumonia, where the alveoli is not filled with exudates?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Had viral pneumonia & tonsillitis last year, just had tonsillitis again, now experiencing pain under my shoulder blade and short of breath ?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Went to er yesterday with severe left lung pain. The doctor on duty heard crackling noise but said shingles. Possible viral pneumonia ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
My chest xray says I have viral pneumonia, but i have no symptoms other then chest pain when inhaling deeply could this possibly be a collapsed lung?
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A 50-year old asked:
What should I do about viral/walking pneumonia that doesn't go away?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Will viral or bacterial pneumonia cure itself depending on time?
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A 39-year old asked:
What's the main difference between viral and bacterial pneumonia?
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