What is double pneumonia, the condition Pope Francis is suffering from?
Pope Francis, 88, has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia amid pre-existing lung conditions like bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis. His cond
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs. How serious is his condition?
Pope Francis is facing complex medical problems. A day after the Vatican said he has a ‘polymicrobial infection’ of his respiratory tract, he has developed pneumonia in both lungs. The 88-year-old pon
How worried should we be about double pneumonia, the serious illness affecting Pope Francis?
Pneumonia is a serious infection that fills the lungs with liquid or pus and can make it difficult to breathe. People may also have chest pain, cough up green mucus and have a fever. “Double pneumonia” is not an official medical term. It may be being used to describe two different aspects of Pope Francis’s condition.
What is ‘double pneumonia’, the condition that has Pope Francis in hospital?
“Double pneumonia” is not an official medical term. It may be being used to describe two different aspects of Pope Francis’s condition. Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs. This is known as “bilateral pneumonia”.
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