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pneumonia [njuːˈməʊnɪə] n (Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of one or both lungs, in which the air sacs (alveoli) become filled with liquid, which renders them useless for breathing. It is usually caused by bacterial (esp pneumococcal) or viral infection [New Latin from Greek from pneumōn lung]
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Translations pneumonia n → Lungenentzündung f n pneumonia [njuˈməuniə] an illness in which the lungs become inflamed. longontsteking إلْتِهاب رِئَوي пневмония zápal plic lungebetændelse die Lungenentzündung πνευμονία pulmonía, neumonía kopsupõletik ذات الریه keuhkokuume pneumonie דַלֶקֶת רֵיאוֹת न्यूमोनिया upala pluća tüdőgyulladás pneumonia, radang paru-paru lungnabólga polmonite 肺炎 폐렴 plaučių uždegimas plaušu karsonis pneumonia longontsteking lungebetennelse zapalenie płuc pneumonia pneumonie пневмония zápal pľúc pljučnica upala pluća lunginflammation โรคปอดบวม zatürre 肺炎 запалення легень, пневмонія پھيپھڑے کا ورم viêm phổi 肺炎 pneumonia → مرض ذات الرئة zápal plic lungebetændelse Lungenentzündung πνευμονία neumonía keuhkokuume pneumonie upala pluća polmonite 肺炎 폐렴 longontsteking lungebetennelse zapalenie płuc pneumonia воспаление легких lunginflammation โรคปอดบวม zatürre bệnh viêm phổi 肺炎 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 3]), PcP was common, although the incidence was low compared with that of bacterial pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. A study on men (there's one on the way about women) found that HIV-positive people who smoked were more likely to develop respiratory symptoms, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bacterial pneumonia than HIV-positive men who didn't. The three main health threats from influenza are (1) viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia and death in susceptible people, (2) epidemics, and (3) less frequent but more deadly and widespread pandemics. |
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