Best Doctors for Pneumonia Treatment in Hyderabad

Pneumonia is a condition in which there is severe inflammation leading to the filling up of fluid within the small air sacs of the lungs. The presence of fluid within the air sacs prevents normal respiration and causes severe breathing difficulties. Pneumonia can be caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections and can be either mild or life threatening. Symptoms of pneumonia include chest pain when breathing or coughing, cough which produces phlegm, fever with chills, nausea and vomiting, and severe difficulty with breathing, Individuals who are very young or very old, those who smoke, have poor immunity or other chronic health conditions are more likely to develop severe disease. Treatment for pneumonia is through medications and severe cases require hospitalization.