saved him. folks forget that pneumonia is still worldwide, a very serious illness that kills many folks and it s something that shouldn t be taken lightly. you think about the elderly being susceptible, you don t often think about people in their 30s getting pneumonia. is anyone more susceptible for pneumonia? everyone is susceptible for pneumonia but most importantly, those that have chronic illnesses like emphysema and diabetes, cardiac disease, folks who our cancer patients and immunocompromised. now i m not a pathologist and i don t have any information on how this young man died, but if you have pneumonia and say he came into contact with the flu so the flight could have made things worse? it puts you at risk for pulmonary embolus and other