A doctorâs prescription can turn your hot tub into a piece of deductible medical equipment, as long as you satisfy a few IRS conditions. Remember that a written recommendation is the first and most important step in the deduction process.
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. It is usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly other microorganisms, certain drugs and other conditions such as autoimmune diseases.neumonia is due to infections caused primarily by bacteria or viruses and less commonly by fungi and parasites. Although there are more than 100 strains of infectious agents identified, only a few are responsible for the majority of the cases.
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. People with pneumonia often complain about coughing, fever, shaking chills, and shortness of breath. 1  Your body's immune system usually keeps bacteria from infecting your lungs.2  In pneumonia, bacteria reproduce in your lungs, while your body tries to fight off the infection. The most common way you catch pneumonia is to breathe infected air droplets from someone who has pneumonia. 2  Another cause is an improperly cleaned air conditioner. 3  Yet another source of infection in your lungs is spread by an infection from somewhere else in your body, such as your kidney.