no pneumonia is an infection in the lungs that causes mucus buildup
is pneumonia genetic? . i have a coworker whose 4 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with type a pneumonia. this is concerning because his first son with his previous wife passed away 11 years ago at age 3 due to pneumonia. some of the symptoms are identical and some are not (his son stopped eating whereas his daughter still has an appetite). is there a genetic predisposition to pneumonia that makes this a more dangerous case?