| There are several factors which cause pneumonia, | | | | causes pneumonia. |
| but the major cause of pneumonia is bacteria. The | | | | - Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for acquired |
| symptoms may include a headache, severe fatigue, | | | | pneumonias in hospitals affecting ten to fifteen |
| loss of appetite, excessive sweating, skin is clammy | | | | percent of people. This is often linked with patients |
| when touched, and some degree of confusion. | | | | having a weak immune system and viral influenza. |
| - Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium affecting | | | | - Another bacteria present in cases of |
| twenty to sixty percent of adults and thirteen to | | | | community-acquired pneumonias, people having |
| thirty percent of children. This type of pneumonia is | | | | chronic lung diseases, and children having cystic |
| considered as community-acquired. Streptococcus | | | | fibrosis is the gram-negative bacteria. |
| classified as Group A or streptococcus pyogenes also | | | | |