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An Italian child who died of pneumonia. Her body was one of the last corpses to be admitted to the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo in Sicily. 1920-12-06 Died of pneumonia at almost 2 years of age. Franz Liszt: Musician 1886-07-31 Died in Bayreuth aged 74 after contracting pneumonia during a festival held there in honour of Richard Wagner. Bernie ...
Rosalia Lombardo (13 December 1918 – 6 December 1920) [1] was a Palermitan child who died of pneumonia, resulting from the Spanish flu, [2] one week before her second birthday. Rosalia's father, Mario Lombardo, grieving her death, asked Alfredo Salafia, an embalmer, to preserve her remains. [3]
Pneumonia is a common illness affecting approximately 450 million people a year and occurring in all parts of the world. [12] It is a major cause of death among all age groups resulting in 4 million deaths (7% of the world's total death) yearly. [12] [13] Rates are greatest in children less than five, and adults older than 75 years. [12]
The pneumonia is caused by tiny Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria and cases are spiking this year, particularly among preschool-age children, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
Viral pneumonia is more prevalent in the very young, less than 5 years old, and in the very old, more than 75 years old. [14] Developing countries have a higher rate of incidence when it comes to viral pneumonia. On average, developing countries have an incidence rate five times higher than that of developed countries. [14] Being pregnant can ...
The 2-year-old dog is the shelter's "longest resident." And sadly, after so many years without even a hint of adoption, the poor Pittie is "starting to lose hope of ever being adopted." It's truly ...
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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).