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Pneumonia

<B>Pneumonia:</B> Inflammation of one or both lungs with consolidation.

Pneumonia is frequently but not always due to infection.

The infection may be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic.

Symptoms may include fever, chills, cough with sputum production, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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