Pneumonia 101 : Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US : 9798737269197 : 13 Apr 2021 : Regardless of whether it's a viral or bacterial organism causing the infection, pneumonia occurs when the infectious organisms group together in the lungs along with immune cells that are trying to fight the infection and interfere with normal lung function and can block the flow of oxygen. The ??v?r?t? ?f pneumonia symptoms that someone ?x??r??n??? depends on f??t?r? like th? specific t??? of ?n?um?n?? the ??r??n h?? (b??t?r??l v?r?u? viral), medical h??t?r?, age ?nd ?tr?ngth ?f the immune ???t?m. If ??u have v?r?l ?n?um?n??, unfortunately ??u ?l?? ?r? ?t risk f?r g?tt?ng bacterial pneumonia too -- m?k?ng ?n?um?n?? ??m?t?m? ?v?n worse ?nd complications m?r? likely. Wh?t ??n you d? t? help lower your odds of d?v?l???ng ?n?um?n??, ???????ll? ?f ??u already have several other risk factors like a h??t?r? ?f lung damage, smoking or ?th?r r????r?t?r? ?r?bl?m?? Th? first step ?? t? ?l?m?n?t? ?n? v?lun