Healthy lungs are cruicial to your child's well-being. The lungs can get infections that, when serious, can cause chronic and sometimes life-threatening illnesses.
Most cases of pneumonia follow a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Because most forms of pneumonia are linked to viral or bacterial infections that spread from person to person, they’re most common during the fall, winter, and early spring, when children spend more time indoors in close contact with others.
