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respiratory disease characterized by inflammation and accumulation of fluid in the lungs; caused by infectious agents (e.g., viruses or bacteria) or by inhalation of certain irritants
- Goudsmit's work focuses on what is known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, or PCP.Chapter 1 (54% in)
- But if something, such as HIV, wipes out our immune system, it becomes so uncontrollable that it can cause a deadly form of pneumonia.Chapter 1 (56% in)
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