Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-02 17:47:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C1B770F40B833CD107460F053DFF5D6744750D47A6AC180B6507EA433F6972F2
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“White Lung” is not mysterious. It is manufactured term being used to describe pneumonia as it shows up on a chest x-ray as more whiteness than usual. https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/white-lung-syndrome-not-new-mystery-illness-spreading-us/536-3e8f7985-eee6-4dfc-b0d5-74c58d79d029 Pneumonia is not uncommon, as epidemic periods occur every few years where Mycoplasma pneumonia makes up ~10%-13% of cases. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1730675293361483783.html
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