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Pneumonia

is an condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity of the condition is variable.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever

Causes — why it happens

·, virus,

How it's found

·Based on symptoms, chest X-ray

Prevention

·Vaccines, handwashing, not smoking

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