Pneumonia, Bacterial - Bacterial pneumonia is caused by a pathogenic infection of the lungs and may present as a primary disease process or as the final coup de grace in the individual who is already debilitated.William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the US, contracted pneumonia during his inauguration in 1841 and died after being in office for only 31 days. Other notable persons to ...
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and the disease usually is of gradual onset. In 1938, Reimann probably described the first cases of mycoplasmal pneumonia. Reimann coined the term ...
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Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by different types of germs, most commonly viruses. This article for parents explains the characteristics of various types of pneumonia.
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Articles on Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP), at The Body, the complete AIDS and HIV information resource.
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General considerations about pneumonia , giving importance to prevalent agents in different groups of patients.
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