Back ذات الرئة الفيروسي Arabic Вірусная пнеўманія Byelorussian Pneumònia vírica Catalan Viruspneumonie German سینهپهلوی ویروسی Persian वाइरस-जनित निमोनिया Hindi ವೈರಲ್ ನ್ಯುಮೋನಿಯ Kannada 바이러스성 폐렴 Korean Virale pneumonie Dutch Pneumonia viral Portuguese
| Viral pneumonia | |
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| Specialty | Infectious disease, respirology |
Viral pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by a virus. Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation in one or both of the lungs. The pulmonary alveoli fill with fluid or pus making it difficult to breathe.[1] Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.[1] Viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia in children, while in adults bacteria are a more common cause.[2]
- ^ a b "Pneumonia | NHLBI, NIH". www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Ruuskanen, Olli; Lahti, Elina; Jennings, Lance C; Murdoch, David R (2011-04-09). "Viral pneumonia". The Lancet. 377 (9773): 1264–1275. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 7138033. PMID 21435708.