| | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Disease ID: | DOID:552 | D011014 |
| Disease Name: | pneumonia | Pneumonia |
| Category: | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Type: | | Infections |
| Define: | A lung disease that involves lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation). It results from a variety of causes including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. It is accompanied by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing. | Infection of the lung often accompanied by inflammation. |
| Alias: | acute pneumonia | Pneumonia//Pneumonias//Lobar Pneumonia//Lobar Pneumonias//Pneumonias, Lobar//Pneumonia, Lobar//Experimental Lung Inflammation//Experimental Lung Inflammations//Inflammation, Experimental Lung//Lung Inflammation, Experimental//Lung Inflammations, Experimental//Pneumonitis//Pneumonitides//Pulmonary Inflammation//Inflammation, Pulmonary//Inflammations, Pulmonary//Pulmonary Inflammations//Lung Inflammation//Inflammation, Lung//Inflammations, Lung//Lung Inflammations |
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