5 Urgent Truths About Pneumonia Contagion

You feel a chill. Your cough worsens. Then suddenly — you're gasping, fatigued, and it hits you like a truck: pneumonia.

But here’s the million-dollar question: Is pneumonia contagious? Could you or your loved ones be at risk just by being around someone who has it?

The truth is scarier — and more urgent — than you think.