pneumonia
inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
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Summary
pneumonia is a class of disease[1]. pneumonia ranks in the top 0.3% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,775 views/month, #6 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: cause of death[3]
- Subclass of: lung disease[4], lower respiratory tract infection[5], pneumonitis[6], infectious disease[7]
- Commons category: Pneumonia[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: R81[9]
- Symptoms and signs: cough[10], tachypnea[11], fever[12], dyspnea[13], hemoptysis[14], snoring[15], chills[16]
- Has cause: infection[17], aspiration pneumonia[18], tobacco use disorder[19], cold[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pneumonia[21]
- Medical examination: chest radiograph[22], computed tomography[23], sputum culture[24]
- Possible treatment: oxygen therapy[25]
- Commons gallery: Pneumonia[26]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[34], Unified dictionary of hygienics and human body terms[35]
- Topic has template: Template:Pneumonia[36]
- ICD-9-CM: 483.8[37], 486[38], 484.8[39], 483[40]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3333[41]
- Health specialty: pulmonology[42], infectious diseases[43]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: antibiotic[44], antiviral drug[45]
Why It Matters
pneumonia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] pneumonia is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]