5^th International Conferences in Lung Disease & Respiratory Health

Occurrence of Pneumonia in Lungs

Pneumonia means inflammation of one or both lungs that is usually caused by an infection. Other germs like bacteria, viruses and fungi can also cause pneumonia. When you breathe in these germs in the air they can settle in the alveoli of your lungs. Deep in your lungs, the germs may settle in lung lobes and damage it eventually. After once the lungs got infected the alveoli in the lungs starts filling up with puss and mucus. This swelling of the air sacs makes them less extendible and keeps oxygen from properly reaching your blood thirstiest.