An acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue accompanied by infiltration (filling) of alveoli (small air sacs) and often bronchioles (small airways) with white blood cells, such as neutrophils, and fibrinous exudate (discharge). It is characterized by fever, chills, cough, difficulty in breathing, fatigue, chest pain, and reduced lung expansion, and is typically caused by an infectious or toxic agent, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or chemical fumes.
Pneumonia must be treated according to the etiology (causation). Pneumonia is a form of severe bronchitis in which the lungs may be partially filled with inflammatory infectious fluids and mucus. It may require a course of conventional antibiotics and probiotics integrated with homeopathy, dietary, specfic nutraceutical, and medicinal peptide therapy, as well as natural antiviral and/or antibacterial herbal remedies, and respiratory therapy.