Pneumonia is like when your lungs catch a cold. You know how when you get a cold, your nose gets all stuffy and it’s hard to breathe? Well, pneumonia makes it hard for your lungs to breathe, just like that. It’s like when a big, fluffy cloud gets stuck in your chest, making it hard for the air to get in and out.
Think of your lungs as balloons. Normally, they fill up with air easily when you breathe in. But with pneumonia, it’s like these balloons have a bit of water in them, making it harder to blow them up. This is because your lungs have some extra stuff in them, like mucus, which makes you cough and feel tired.
Pneumonia can make you feel like you have a fever, which is when your body feels really hot, like a toaster. You might also feel shivery, like when you step out of a warm bath into a cold room. Doctors can help by giving you special medicine to fight off the germs causing pneumonia, like superheroes fighting bad guys, so you can get back to playing and having fun.