2007-04-20 07:46:32 · 9 answers · asked by Andrea 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
If it is viral yes, but if not, then you can spread it with the exception that you are running a high fever.
2007-04-20 11:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by c_n_s04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it is HIGHLY contagious. Little kids and old people are especially susceptible. The sick person needs to stay home, avoid people, get lots of rest and take ALL of their antibiotics. They need to be rechecked by their doctor. At the recheck the doctor will listen to thier lungs, or xray their lungs again, to ensure it's gone. There are strains of antibiotic resistant pneumonia that require hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics are administered in hopes of knocking it out. People die from pneumonia all the time. It's very nasty stuff.
2007-04-20 07:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure can most people that get pneumonia think its just a bad cold until the cold never goes away
2007-04-23 17:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by jumps62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a rare kind that doctors had a hard time treating. My husband and family members never caught anything. I don't think it is highly contagious. Just don't share a cup, etc. but I slept next to my hub, and he was fine.
2007-04-20 08:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by 1sweet lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its VIRAL pneumonia YES!
2007-04-20 07:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by be happier own a pitbull 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easily.
2007-04-20 07:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by sakira_starwolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya stay away from me
2007-04-20 07:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it is bacterial yes you can.
2007-04-20 07:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont believe it is contagious
2007-04-20 07:50:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋