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Is Pneumonia Contagious? A Guide to Symptoms, Spread and Prevention

Pneumonia risk in the elderly

Pneumonia is one of those illnesses that raises an immediate question for most people: can I catch this from someone else? The honest answer is that it depends entirely on what caused it. Some cases of pneumonia spread easily between people, while others cannot be passed on at all. Understanding whether is pneumonia contagious applies …