 [ Symptoms ] 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 [ Disease ] i guess anything can be abused if a person is taking this much of a mucous thinning agent perhaps it would be wise to consult a medical provider to see why this is assumed to be needed