pneumonic
adjective
pneu·mon·ic
| \ nu̇-ˈmä-nik
, nyu̇-\
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Definition of pneumonic
Examples of pneumonic in a Sentence
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In 2017, an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Madagascar killed 202, according to reports by the World Health Organization. — Morgan Krakow, BostonGlobe.com, "Plague-infected prairie dogs prompt shutdown of wildlife refuges in Colorado," 18 Aug. 2019 Untreated bubonic plague can turn into the more serious pneumonic plague, which causes rapidly developing pneumonia after bacteria spread to the lungs. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Plague-infected prairie dogs have shut down parts of a Denver suburb," 17 Aug. 2019 The article reported that a three-year-old dog carrying pneumonic plague had been brought to a veterinarian in 2017 and exposed more than 116 people and 47 pets to the disease as medical staff struggled to diagnose the animal. — Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Colorado Fireworks Show Canceled Because of Prairie Dog Bubonic Plague Outbreak," 5 Aug. 2019 Most recovered, but about 5% died of lung complications that reminded their medical officers of the pneumonic form of plague. — William F. Bynum, WSJ, "‘Pandemic 1918’ and ‘Influenza’ Review: Fire, Ice or Virus?," 4 Jan. 2019 If this happens out in regular ecosystems, people reasoned that maybe bacteria-killing viruses would also work in a pneumonic lung. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t," 18 July 2018 If bacteria also infect the bloodstream (called septicemic plague) or the lungs (called pneumonic plague), organ failure and death can occur if it’s not treated right away. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "An Idaho Child Was Diagnosed With the Plague. How Worried Should You Be?," 13 June 2018 That would only happen through close proximity to someone suffering from the variation of the disease known as pneumonic plague. — Anna Gunther, CBS News, "Idaho boy recovering from rare case of plague," 13 June 2018 Most recovered, but about 5% died of lung complications that reminded their medical officers of the pneumonic form of plague. — William F. Bynum, WSJ, "‘Pandemic 1918’ and ‘Influenza’ Review: Fire, Ice or Virus?," 4 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pneumonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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