1. Symptoms can develop suddenly, within 48 hours.
True! Symptoms can seem similar to a chest infection. You’re likely to have a cough, which can be either dry or may produce phlegm.
2. Pneumonia affects your lungs.
True! It’s an inflammatory condition, which normally affects the lungs’ microscopic air sacs.
3. Each year, around four million people worldwide will die from pneumonia.
True! And the condition affects around 450 million people a year.
4. There’s no vaccine.
False! There are vaccinations available for certain types of viral and bacterial pneumonia, for both children and adults.