HOW DOES VIRAL PNEUMONIA INFECT LUNGS?

1. Viral infection spreads through lung cells, this can be preceded and caused by other infected body parts such as the throat, then descends down the respiratory system reaching the lungs.
2. The immune system then kills the infected cells
3. Bacteria then grows on the dead cells in the lungs killed by the immune system.
4. Bacteria then spreads also to healthy cells in lungs.
5. The immune system now tries to kill these cells too.
6. The virus now can also spread in this bacteria.
7. Pneumonia is now primarily bacterial, yet also a residue of viral particles.
8. This is why antibiotics "work" for viral pneumonia: they target the bacterial side of the co-infection, reducing the pressure on the immune system to deal with two infections at once.
9. The body now heals naturally, and clears the dead and previously infected cells.
10. The pneumonia started as a viral infection, the antibiotic stopped the bacterial progression of the infection.

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