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Pneumonia: Introduction

Pneumonia: Pneumonia is a lung disease that can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and sometimes fungi. The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and ... more about Pneumonia.

Pneumonia: Infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses or fungus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pneumonia is available below.

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Symptoms of Pneumonia

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Treatments for Pneumonia

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Pneumonia: Deaths

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News Archives for Pneumonia

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Types of Pneumonia

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Pneumonia: Complications

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Causes of Pneumonia

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Disease Topics Related To Pneumonia

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Medical Textbooks Online about Pneumonia

Medical Books Excerpts
  • COUGH
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • COUGH
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Cough
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Pneumonia
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Cough
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Cough, productive
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Cough, barking
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Cough
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • COUGH
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Pneumonia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Pneumonia

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Hospitals & Clinics: Pneumonia

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Clinical Trials for Pneumonia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

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Article Excerpts about Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a lung disease that can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and sometimes fungi. The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate nearly 90,000 people in the United States died from one of several kinds of pneumonia in 1999. In the United States, pneumonia is the fifth leading cause of death [Natl Vital Stat Report 47 (25), 10/5/1999]. Rates of infection are three-times higher in African Americans than in whites and are 5- to 10-times higher in Native-American adults and 10-times higher in Native-American children [J Infect Dis;170:368-76, 1994]. (Source: excerpt from Pneumococcal Pneumonia, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of Pneumonia:

Inflammation of the lungs with consolidation and exudation. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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