Patient's question:
I have two children at home, one has pneumonia, will the other one get infected? Should we keep them a bit apart?Doctor's answer:
Children's pneumonia is not contagious. As long as the child is healthy and has a certain level of immunity, children with pneumonia are unlikely to be infected after prolonged contact. Additionally, if bacterial and viral infections do not immediately develop into pneumonia, and if the child has a strong immune system, they may only cause an upper respiratory infection. Pneumonia may only occur when the body's resistance is low, the upper respiratory infection is not treated effectively, and the virulence of bacteria and viruses is very strong.