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bacterial pneumonia [bak′tir·ē·əl nə′mō·nyə] (medicine) Consolidation of the lung caused by inflammatory exudation due to bacterial infection. 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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