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Pneumocystis
pneumocystis
med.
пневмоцистная пневмония
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pneumocystis
[ˌnju:məu'sistis]
n
stresses
med.
пневмоцистная пневмония
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Pneumocystis
[ˌnju:məu'sistis]
n
med.
Pneumonia Formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
PCP
. A lung infection caused by the fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci. Symptoms include a cough
often mild and dry
, fever, and shortness of breath. The fungus is common in the environment and does not cause illness in healthy people. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia occurs only in people with weakened immune systems. In people with HIV, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is an AIDS-defining condition.
see also
AIDS-defining condition
,
opportunistic infection
Pneumocystis:
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