Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a week with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The ...

Pneumonia is the #1 infectious cause of preventable child deaths, claiming the lives of more than 800,000 a year. Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that occurs when the lungs become ...

Pope Francis has spent a month in hospital, struggling with bilateral pneumonia – but what exactly is this infection?

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs. This is known as “bilateral pneumonia”. An infection in both lungs doesn’t necessarily mean it’s more severe, but location is important.

The health of Pope Francis, the 88-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church, is in bad shape currently after being diagnosed with pneumonia in both his lungs. “Laboratory tests, chest X-rays ...

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Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for bilateral pneumonia, otherwise known as double pneumonia, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday (Feb.18).

Pneumonia can start from more than 300 different kinds of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, but a specific bacteria called Mycoplasma pneumoniae was responsible for much of last year's surge. This ...

Following a respiratory tract infection, Pope Francis was diagnosed with double pneumonia. According to the BBC, the pontiff is particularly susceptible to pneumonia and is currently in a critical ...