Pneumonia Facts Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses. Symptoms and signs include cough, fever, shortness of breath, and chills. Antibiotics treat pneumonia, and the choice of the antibiotic depends upon the cause of the infection.
How it spreads. Rubella is caused by a type of virus called a togavirus. It is spread in a similar way to a cold or flu, through droplets of moisture from the nose or throat of someone who is infected. These droplets are released into the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks.
Gardnerella vaginalis. Gardnerella vaginalis is the primary microbe thought to be responsible for bacterial vaginosis (BV). What you might really want to know is how to fix it, so see the Killing BV eBook or look around this website for more information.. vaginalis produces what is referred to as vaginolysin, a pore-forming toxin, that only affects humans, and it lives on vaginal epithelial cells. G. vaginalis causes BV by displacing the normal healthy vaginal flora, and replacing it with its own sticky biofilm.