According to German Newspaper, Bild, Formula 1 great, Michael Schumacher, has contracted pneumonia as he lies in a coma after a skiing accident.
The effects on the fragile state of health of the 45-year-old were unknown, it said, without citing sources but a spokesperson for the paper said they were “not commenting on speculation”.
Pneumonia is normally caused by an infection and inflames the lungs. For people in Schumacher’s condition it can be life threatening.
Schumacher has been in a coma since his December 29 ski accident, when he badly injured his head, causing serious swelling of the brain.
If Schumacher has pneumonia, it may delay the process of bringing him out of the coma.
Source: AFP.