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Viral Pneumonia Definition
Common names:
  • Adenovirus Pneumonia
  • Lung Infection Viral
  • Pneumonia due to a Virus
  • Pneumonia Viral
  • Viral Bronchopneumonia
  • Viral Infection in the Lungs
  • Viral Lung Infection
  • Viral Pneumonia
  • Virus Causing Pneumonia
A person with viral pneumonia has inflammation of the lung, caused by a viral infection. The inflammation can block the flow of oxygen into the bloodstream. Images

About 90 percent of the cases of pneumonia in children are caused by viruses.

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Last Updated: Oct 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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