pneumonic
adjective
pneu·mon·ic
nu̇-ˈmä-nik 
nyu̇-
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The deadliest form is pneumonic plague, or plague pneumonia.
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
In rare cases, humans are infected by a flea bite and the subsequent bloodstream infection accesses the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Untreated bubonic plague can progress to septicemic or pneumonic plague.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2024
His sudden passing, resulting from a pneumonic infection of his lung, has shocked and saddened San Diego’s political world.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
In contrast to the bubonic plague, which spreads via flea-carrying rodents, the pneumonic plague infects the lungs and can spread from person to person through saliva droplets.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2018
While the bubonic form has a case-fatality of 30-60% if not treated, the septicemic and pneumonic forms has a case-fatality ratio of 30-100% if left untreated.
—Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2021
The pneumonic form, the most infectious, can spread from person to person through airborne droplets from coughing and breathing.
—Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2021
More than 30 people died during an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles in 1924.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
In rare cases, humans are infected by a flea bite and the subsequent bloodstream infection accesses the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Untreated bubonic plague can progress to septicemic or pneumonic plague.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2024
His sudden passing, resulting from a pneumonic infection of his lung, has shocked and saddened San Diego’s political world.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
In contrast to the bubonic plague, which spreads via flea-carrying rodents, the pneumonic plague infects the lungs and can spread from person to person through saliva droplets.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2018
While the bubonic form has a case-fatality of 30-60% if not treated, the septicemic and pneumonic forms has a case-fatality ratio of 30-100% if left untreated.
—Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2021
The pneumonic form, the most infectious, can spread from person to person through airborne droplets from coughing and breathing.
—Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Quartz, 26 Aug. 2021
More than 30 people died during an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles in 1924.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
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pneumonic
adjective
pneu·mon·ic
n(y)u̇-ˈmän-ik
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