The cluster of cases was seen in patients being treated at a specialty clinic in Virginia, according to a report released this week by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive lung disease where the tissue of the lungs becomes thick and scarred over time, which makes it more difficult for the lungs to move oxygen into the bloodstream to supply the brain and other organs. The prognosis is poor, and the cause is unknown. The main symptoms are a slowly progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, weight loss, and fatigue.
Source: buzzfeed
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