double pneumonia
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of double pneumonia
First recorded in 1890–95
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Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American pope, died on Monday aged 88, following a period of ill health that led to him spending five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia.
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The Pope died on Monday aged 88 following a stroke and a battle with double pneumonia, for which he spent five weeks in hospital earlier this year.
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His death followed a period of ill health that saw him spend five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia.
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The Pope was breathing on his own, without oxygen tubes, despite being told by his doctors to spend two months convalescing after 38 days in hospital with double pneumonia.
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Pope Francis was discharged from hospital last month after five weeks of treatment for an infection that led to double pneumonia.
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