Easy Read: Aspiration pneumonia – What is aspiration pneumonia?

What is aspiration pneumonia?

Person coughing

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of sickness.

Lungs

Aspiration pneumonia can happen when something gets into your lungs that shouldn’t be there.

Food

This might be:
•    food

Drink
  • drinks
Saliva
  • your saliva.
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