What is pneumonia and why is it so dangerous? | Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz
What is pneumonia and why is it so dangerous? | Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz  
Podcast: TED Health
Published On: Tue Jun 01 2021
Description: Every time you breathe, air travels down the trachea through a series of channels, and then reaches little clusters of air sacs in the lungs. These tiny sacs facilitate a crucial exchange: allowing oxygen from the air we breathe into the bloodstream and clearing out carbon dioxide. Pneumonia wreaks havoc on this exchange system. Eve Gaus and Vanessa Ruiz detail how pneumonia attacks the lungs. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Alexandra Panzer].Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.