Why is pneumonia so dangerous? - Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz
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Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea, through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in the lungs. These tiny sacs facilitate a crucial exchange: allowing oxygen from the air we breathe into the bloodstream and clearing out carbon dioxide. Pneumonia wreaks havoc on this exchange system. Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz detail how pneumonia attacks the lungs.
Additional Resources for you to Explore
To learn more about pneumonia and other lung diseases, visit the American Lung Association. Another resource full of information about pneumonia is Our World In Data.

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