Lung Infections: Bacterial Risks & Oxygen Therapy

Lung infections can be bacterial or autoimmune in nature, often requiring specific dietary and medical interventions. Understand the procedures and side effects involved in chronic lung treatment.

Bacterial Lung Infections

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Ryan Mac

Lung infections can be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic and can range from minor to life threatening. As with other sources of infection, bacteria can cause inflammation in the lungs -- pneumonia -- or in the trachea and its branches -- bronchitis, although most cases of bronchitis tend to be viral (2, 3, 4).