ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PNEUMONIC
From New Latin pneumonicus, from Greek, from pneumon lung.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PNEUMONIC»
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pneumonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pneumonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Pneumonic Plague Primary pneumonic plague is characterized by a severe,
rapidly progressive pneumonia with septicemic features that is rapidly fatal if not
treated within 24 hours. Plague is highly contagious by the airborne route.
Following ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
A bioterrorism event leading to multiple cases of the plague would likely result
from airborne dispersal of a weaponized form of Yersinia pestis and would cause
a pulmonary variant of the plague called pneumonic plague.1 During World War
II ...
Gregory R. Ciottone, 2006
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Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Terrorism: Emergency ...
Pneumonic plague can occur in two ways: as a complication of septicemic
plague (secondary pneumonic plague) or by direct inhalation of plague bacilli,
usually from an animal or other human with plague pneumonia (primary
pneumonic ...
4
Medical Response to Terrorism: Preparedness and Clinical ...
Septicemic Plague: A smaller number of patients (approximately 15%) will
develop gram-negative sepsis without evidence of a bubo in what is termed "
primary septicemic plague." 3. Pneumonic Plague: Primary pneumonic plague
occurs from ...
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Left untreated, bubonic plague may develop into systemic infection of the blood (
septicemic plague),then to the pneumonic form (100 percent fatal without
treatment). In the latter case,bacteria seed the lung,forming infectious material
that can ...
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Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness: For Chemical, ...
Transmission to humans is typically through the bite of an infected flea, although
droplet spread from patients with pneumonic plague is another route of infection.
Plague occurs in three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. The most ...
Tener Goodwin Veenema, 2007
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A history of the epidemic fever, which prevailed in Bristol ...
Mary Thomas 19 Pneumonic Sympt. Jan. Cepb.&Pneii.Synip, — Simple Fever —
Pneumonic Sympt. — Cephalic Symptoms — Pneumonic Sympt. — Pneumonic
Sympt. — Enteric Symptoms. — Pneumon. .& Gastric — Pneumonic Sympt.
James Cowles Prichard, 1820
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Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the ...
These weaponized strains still exist, and they could be replicated in almost any laboratory. Wendy Orent's Plague pieces together a fascinating and terrifying historical whodunit.
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Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All-Hazards ...
Is Pneumonic Plague Different from Bubonic Plague? Yes. Both are caused by Y.
pestis, but they are transmitted differently and their symptoms differ. Pneumonic
plague can be transmitted from person to person; bubonic plague cannot.
Jane Bullock, George Haddow, Damon P. Coppola, 2011
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The First Responder's Field Guide to Hazmat and Terrorism ...
There are two primary types of plague: bubonic and pneumonic. A third type,
septicemic plague, is a generalized, often fatal infection that can result if bubonic
or pneumonic plague spread beyond its initial target organ, progressing to the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PNEUMONIC»
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pneumonic is used in the context of the following news items.
DVD tells of black death tragedy in city's past
A DOCUMENTARY film titled Black Death, which tells the story of the 1905 outbreak of pneumonic plague at Maryborough is now on DVD. «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
Santa Fe County woman's death could be year's first plague case
The state's Scientific Laboratory Division is conducting a test to confirm the woman's suspected case of pneumonic plague, the rarest of the ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
A repurposed drug provides new treatment for old - but still potent …
... Administration recently approved the use of AVELOX®, moxifloxacin, for the prevention and treatment of pneumonic and septicemic plague. «DVIDS, Jul 15»
Oz Declares War on Feral Felines; Krazy Kat Ladies Hardest Hit
Yes, the plague is alive and well today, and BEING SPREAD BY CATS -- all three forms of it; septicemic, bubonic, and pneumonic. «PJ Media, Jul 15»
UNICEF-supported emergency nutrition program Bishal in …
Bishal Shrestha, 6, had spent most of his life frequenting health clinics due to his chronic pneumonic condition ever since he was 22 days old. «Cihan News Agency, Jul 15»
Plague confirmed in Chaffee County
If the patient is not promptly treated with antibiotics, the plague bacterium can enter the bloodstream (septicemic plague) or lungs (pneumonic ... «Chaffee County Times, Jul 15»
Research and Markets: World Pneumonic Plague Pipeline Insights …
Pneumonic Plague-Pipeline Insights provides the in-depth analysis of the pipeline assets across the Pneumonic Plague landscape. The main ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
Bacterial evolution Plague starts with Pla
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of pneumonic plague, evolved from the mild enteric pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. To understand ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
Plague vaccine may help ferrets bounce back from brink
... blood-borne septicemic plague; the respiratory infection pneumonic plague; or the lymphatic infection bubonic plague—also known as black ... «Yellowstone Gate, Jul 15»
The culprit behind the Black Death was causing minor infections for …
The Yersinia pestis bacterium causes both bubonic plague, a form of the disease you get from a flea or rat bite, and pneumonic plague, ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
