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Pneumonia is a type of a lower respiratory infection. There are several different causes of pneumonia: bacteria, viruses, and fungi (Huether, & McCance, 2017). Bacteria pneumonia is the most common cause of pneumonia in adults, streptococcus pneumoniae and pneumococcus being the most common bacteria (Pneumonia, n.d.). Pneumococcus is the leading cause of death of all the types of pneumonia (Huether, & McCance, 2017). Viral pneumonias are typically caused by viruses that infect the airway tract such as the influenza virus and for kid’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (Pneumonia, n.d.). Pneumocystis jirovecii is a form of fungal pneumonia that generally only affects the immunocompromised, fungal infections can be very difficult to treat (Pneumonia, n.d.). Clinical manifestations of pneumonia include fever, chills, tachypnea, tachycardia, produ