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  2. Occult pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Occult pneumonia is a pneumonia that is not observable directly by the eye, but can only be shown indirectly, especially by radiography. Occult pneumonia can be made visible by chest X-rays . The general symptoms cough for more than 10 days and fever for more than 3 days can indicate the presence of occult pneumonia, just as a temperature of 39 ...

  3. Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms ...

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    Or, you may be asymptomatic. If you do show symptoms, the CDC notes they may vary based on whether the bacterium gives you a chest cold or pneumonia: Chest cold. Children younger than 5. Diarrhea ...

  4. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, hindering oxygenation. The alveolus on the left is normal, whereas the one on the right is full of fluid from pneumonia. Pneumonia frequently starts as an upper respiratory tract infection that moves into the lower respiratory tract. [55] It is a type of pneumonitis (lung inflammation). [56]

  5. Community-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, chest CT can reveal pneumonia not seen on x-rays. However, congestive heart failure or other types of lung damage can mimic CAP on x-ray. [15] When signs of pneumonia are discovered during evaluation, chest X-rays and examination of the blood and sputum for infectious microorganisms may be done to support a diagnosis of CAP.

  6. Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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    [47] [48] Additional pneumococcal vaccine research is taking place to find a vaccine that offers broad protection against pneumococcal disease. [49] As of 2017, pneumonia vaccines target up to 23 forms of the bacterium that cause pneumonia with a new version under development covering 72 strains of the bacterium. [50] [needs update]

  7. What Is White Lung Pneumonia? Doctors Explain Signs and Symptoms

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    Signs and symptoms of white lung pneumonia can vary based on what caused the illness in the first place, Dr. Ganjian says. However, these are the most common pneumonia symptoms, according to the ...

  8. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    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 pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]

  9. Pneumonic plague - Wikipedia

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    With pneumonic plague, the first signs of illness are fever, headache, weakness and rapidly developing pneumonia with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery sputum. [6] The pneumonia progresses for two to four days and may cause respiratory failure and shock. Patients will die without early treatment, some within ...