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There are various causes of pneumonia, namely, different viruses, bacteria, and fungi. In the United States, viral pneumonia occurs primarily because of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2.
The most common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Nevertheless, doctors cannot determine precisely which germ amongst these causes pneumonia to occur.
There are other environmental risk factors of pneumonia too. Patients can develop community-acquired pneumonia when someone within their community gets pneumonia – where the community does not imply a hospital setting.
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
On the other hand, healthcare-associated pneumonia occurs when someone gets pneumonia during or after a stay in a hospital, long-term care facility, or dialysis center.
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
The third is ventilator-associated pneumonia which occurs when someone gets the disease after being on a ventilator. In each of these situations, the germs are different.
Aspiration Pneumonia