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2023-12-02 20:45:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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“White Lung” is a manufactured term being used to describe pneumonia as it shows up on chest x-rays 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; epidemic periods occur every few years where Mycoplasma pneumonia makes up ~10%-13% of cases. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1730675293361483783.html Masks harbor bacteria https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15409-x
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