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  • Pneumonia

    Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.

  • Legionnaires' disease

    Find out more about Legionnaires' disease, an uncommon but serious lung infection you can get from inhaling droplets of water containing bacteria that cause the infection.

  • Pleurisy

    Find out more about pleurisy, where inflammation around the lungs causes sharp chest pain.

  • Chest infection

    Read about chest infections, including the symptoms, what you can do to treat it yourself, and how a pharmacist and GP can help. A chest infection will usually get better on its own in about 7 to 10 days.

  • Cefalexin: antibiotic used for infections such as pneumonia

    NHS medicines information on cefalexin – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

  • Bronchiolitis

    Find out more about bronchiolitis, including the symptoms, how it's treated, and what causes it.

  • Bronchiectasis - Symptoms

    The most common symptom of bronchiectasis is a persistent cough that brings up a large amount of phlegm on a daily basis.

  • Amoxicillin: antibiotic to treat bacterial infections

    NHS medicines information on amoxicillin – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

  • About erythromycin

    NHS medicines information on erythromycin – what it’s used for and key facts.

  • About clarithromycin

    NHS medicines information on clarithromycin – what it's used for and key facts.