2006-08-10 14:02:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
There is no such thing as single or double pneumonia in medical terms. It is classified as either Bronchopneumonia (affecting bronchus or whole lung) or Lobar Pneumonia (affecting a lobe of the lung) if the cause is entirely due to infection. There are other types of pneumonia but Single or Double pneumonia must be layman's term.
Adrian (doctor)
2006-08-12 07:18:00 · answer #1 · answered by Adrian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Single Pneumonia- Pneumonia affecting one lung.
2006-08-10 21:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dpoble pneumonia is both lungs and pneumonia is only affecting one lung. The term single pneumonia doesnt really get used.
2006-08-11 08:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by KIRSTEN F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have two lungs, and pneumonia affects the lungs, I'm gonna guess that single means one lung affected, double means both lungs affected but I've never heard of either term. You either have pneumonia or you don't, right? Either way, you're sick and you need meds.
2006-08-10 21:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by elk312 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pneumonia in one lung.
2006-08-10 21:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by Diane D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Single is in one lung...double is in the 2 lungs....you only have 2 lungs....lol
2006-08-10 21:09:38 · answer #6 · answered by northern_lady_2002 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia
2006-08-10 21:09:12 · answer #7 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be the number of lungs it affects.
2006-08-10 21:07:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
or maybe half in both lungs ?
2006-08-11 08:02:30 · answer #9 · answered by Robert Abuse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to breathe
2006-08-11 08:08:49 · answer #10 · answered by pig m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋