DOES THE FLU MAKE PNEUMONIA? - RESPIRATORY DISEASES

Understand when the Flu can turn Pneumonia



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The flu can become pneumonia due to the worsening influenza, when the secretions filled with the Influenza virus reach the deeper parts of the lung, the alveoli, where oxygen exchanges occur, which greatly impairs respiration and consequently there is less oxygen in all the tissues of the body. Signs and symptoms that can indicate a pneumonia include high fever and difficulty breathing, being common cough with greenish or rusty phlegm