- Aug 8, 2016
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Yeah, technically any form of bacterial pneumonia could be contagious. But most forms are minimally contagious. When my mother had it just a few months ago, the doctor said she had a severe case because it encompassed 70% of her lungs. But he said nothing about contagion. But my mother asked, and he said, it's slightly contagious, "just don't cough in someone's face." Most cases of pneumonia are secondary to a flu, not transmitted from person to person.
Look, I know you guys really, really want this to be a big deal, but pneumonia is not that serious in this day and age. It varies in severity depending on the strain, and most especially on how much of the lungs have been infected. In the majority of cases it just isn't that big of a thing.
And I've never seen pneumonia/dehydration affect anyone like was caught on video.