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Quinlan continued in a persistent vegetative state for slightly more than nine years, until her death from respiratory failure as a result of complications from pneumonia on June 11, 1985, in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Upon learning that Quinlan was expected to die, her parents requested that no extraordinary means be used to revive her.
Pneumonia is a common respiratory infection, [2] affecting approximately 450 million people a year and occurring in all parts of the world. [3] It is a major cause of death among all age groups, resulting in 1.4 million deaths in 2010 (7% of the world's yearly total) and 3.0 million deaths in 2016 (the 4th leading cause of death in the world).
Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of bacterial pneumonia that is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). [1] It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal ...
The PCV20 and PCV21 are single-dose options, while the PCV15 shot requires a second shot — the PPSV23 — one year after the first. Depending on the senior’s vaccine history, a doctor will ...
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalizations among newborns and younger children, but it also strikes later in life, causing more than 177,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths among older adults ...
In recent media reports, mycoplasma pneumonia has been described as “white lung syndrome,” due to the whitening of the lungs shown in x-rays of patients with pneumonia, NBC reports. The term ...
Person-years of potential life lost in the United States in 2006 [8] Cause of premature death Person-years lost Cancer: 8.6 million Heart disease and strokes: 8.8 million Accidents and other injuries: 5.9 million All other causes: 13.6 million
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