Is pneumonia contagious?

ABSOLUTELY... Yes. It is.
Many hospital patients, including myself, enter a hospital with one particular problem and often leave the hospital, only to return later with the pneumonia that they breathed in from inside the hospital. That is very common. Once you get pneumonia you will be susceptible to getting pneumonia every year when pneumonia runs rampant. Protect your lungs from excessive cold air with a scarf and remember that others who are near you can become ill with pneumonia. Especially the elderly.

Yes, pneumonia is contagious. Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi and is the 6th most common cause of death in the United States. It is spread by contact with respiratory secretions so it is very important to cover the mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing. Hand washing is an absolute must and limited contact with those with pneumonia can help prevent the spread to other family members.

someone can sneeze, and if someone crosses the path of the sneeze, they can catch it. the bad stuff hangs in the air waiting for an unsuspecting person.

duh of course it is it is caused by sometimes by bacteria and if the person with it sneezes or coughs or something someone there can get it from the virus/bacteria

I am just now getting over pneumonia, and the ER doctor told me that SOME types are contagious. There are bacterial, viral, fungal, etc. Obviously, aspiration pneumonia is NOT contagious because that is where someone vomits and then aspirates food particles and it turns into pneumonia.

I got it from my mother, who has a much worse case than I do, but refuses to go the hospital after her doctors have pressed her to do so every day this week. She is afraid of contracting other diseases from the hospital, which I think is ironic.

My baby got pneuomonia the year before last -twice in six months, and was hospitalized for 4 days the first time she got it. The ironic thing about that is that she got the pneumonia vaccine, which I know only protects you against one type, but it proved to be pretty useless to my poor little baby. So, now I worry about her getting again from me or my mom.

I am 8 months pregnant and currently have a deep and uncomfortable chest cough; my father in law (in his 80s) has pneumonia- on meds. We are supposed to go fort thanksgiving but I feel like that doesn't make a lot of sense- any guidelines on that?

I had pneumonia 7 times in one year. I worked with it, no one caught it. It wasn't viral. I had an illness in my lung. Fixed for now, hope it never comes back. Lost a lot with that illness. Usually, antibiotics will take pneumonia away in a few days, as long as you take it all.

Pneumonia itself is not contagious however the virus that causes it which is the same as the common cold is contagious.

Strictly speaking, pneumonia itself is not contagious, but the bacteria and viruses that sometimes cause pneumonia can be. Once your son is taking the proper antibiotics for his bacterial infection, there should be minimal risk of passing the organism on - though you'll want to speak with your doctor about that. It's a good idea to encourage everyone in your household to wash their hands frequently and correctly (for at least 20 seconds, rubbing hands together with soap and water). Keep your son's drinking glasses and eating utensils separate from those of other family members, and remember to wash your hands after handling any used tissues or handkerchiefs.

It's best to ask your doctor, as it wouldn't be smart to stake your health on the answers of random people, many of which obviously have no medical background. Pneumonia is a term that is used to describe inflammation of one or both lungs that can be caused be infection, but is not always. The infection can by bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. The "condition" itself is not a communicable illness, but the cause of the condition may be. Generally it is spread by droplet transmission, by sneezing, coughing, etc. Even is the cause of the infection is communicable, it does not means that it will result in pneumonia. That is generally determined by the person's suseptibility.

It's best to ask your doctor, as it wouldn't be smart to stake your health on the answers of random people, many of which obviously have no medical background. Pneumonia is a term that is used to describe inflammation of one or both lungs that can be caused be infection, but is not always. The infection can by bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic. The "condition" itself is not a communicable illness, but the cause of the condition may be. Generally it is spread by droplet transmission, by sneezing, coughing, etc. Even is the cause of the infection is communicable, it does not means that it will result in pneumonia. That is generally determined by the person's suseptibility.

no

Only if you're alive.

no

I live with my daughter and am in a wheelchair from stroke. her 5 yr old daughter had fever for 5 days with no other symptoms until a sore chest, hacking cough and thumping hard heartbeat developed. went to hospital, it was pneumonia. ! week later my daughter developed same cough and fever/chills. No sneezing or runny noses was the give away (like with flu). my Daughter went to same doc as her daughter and is on med for pneumonia now too. hope I dont get it too, but it appears to be entirely possible. recognise the lack of other features compared to the flu, and get on meds early, to stave off bad infection. Incedentaly, in emergency at the hospital when they went 1st time, 2 other children there with same hacking cough, no runny noses or sneezing, just like little copies of each other.

Yes very much so

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YES, IT IS CAUSED BY A VIRUS JUST LIKE A COLD OR IT CAN BE BACTERIAL WHICH IS THE WORST OF THE TWO TYPES. You can get it just from touching something that the person with pneumonia had touched.