When a parent of a toddler recently diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia asks why their child is so much sicker than a classmate was when they were diagnosed with pneumonia,the nurse replies
A) "It sounds as if the classmate was just lucky and less exposed at daycare."
B) "It sounds like your child has a case of bacterial pneumonia, while the classmate had viral pneumonia."
C) "It sounds as if your child is having a severe reaction to bacterial pneumonia. It hits some children harder than others."
D) "It sounds as if your child has a case of viral pneumonia, while the classmate had bacterial pneumonia."

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Viral pneumonia does not produce exudate so the cough is non-productive.In general,symptoms of viral pneumonia are less severe than those of bacterial pneumonia.The uncle's case of viral pneumonia has less acute symptoms than the children's case of bacterial pneumonia.Pneumococcal pneumonia is not necessarily more severe in children.The children most likely have bacterial pneumonia,which is why their symptoms are more acute than the classmate's case of viral pneumonia.

When a Parent of a Toddler Recently Diagnosed with Pneumococcal