Pneumonia is an inflammation in the lungs, specifically the tiny air sac’s called aveoli. There are approximately a half billion cases of pneumonia worldwide every year. In the US over 3 million people are diagnosed with pneumonia every year, of those more than a half million will need to be hospitalized for treatment…
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by admin | Sep 10, 2012 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical, The News Wire | 0 |
So far this year the west Nile Virus has infected more people than in any other year since it’s discovery in 1999. Usually the WNV peaks in mid August however so far this year 47 states have already reported infections with a total of 1,118 diagnosed cases of West Nile Virus which includes 41 deaths and the season isn’t over yet. The West Nile Virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family which also includes the viruses responsible for yellow fever and certain tick borne…
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