Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-02 18:27:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66FF3DB859C0A2F19C5BED8524E2373E4EB42F1B1A0F04F314323F6723C2CDF8
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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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