There are many ways in which a person may catch pneumonia. The bacteria regularly contained in a child’s nose and throat can cause a bacterial infection in the lungs if they are inhaled. The disease can also be spread through airborne methods such as people coughing or sneezing. REFERENCE http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs331/en/ people don’t catch Pneumonia, they catch the bacteria that cause it. "You may already have a bacteria or virus that can cause pneumonia, but it is the bug that is contagious, not the pneumonia," explained Gail Reid, MD, an assistant professor of infectious diseases and public health sciences at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. REFERENCE http://www.everydayhealth.com/pneumonia/is-pneumonia-contagious/
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This is just due to the fact that it is easier for viruses to spread between people. A pneumonia infection cause by a bacteria-like germ known as mycoplasma is contagious and people catch it like they would generally catch a cold. Sometimes it is only possible to catch pneumonia depending on the environment you are exposed to. An example of this is Legionnaires’ disease which is a type of pneumonia only contagious to people who are exposed to a polluted air-conditioning.
This is just due to the fact that it is easier for viruses to spread between people. A pneumonia infection cause by a bacteria-like germ known as mycoplasma is contagious and people catch it like they would generally catch a cold. Sometimes it is only possible to catch pneumonia depending on the environment you are exposed to. An example of this is Legionnaires’ disease which is a type of pneumonia only contagious to people who are exposed to a polluted air-conditioning.