In these patients, the virus directly infects the lung, causing severe respiratory failure.

病毒直接感染这些病人的肺部，造成严重呼吸衰竭。

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A thick waist has long been considered a risk factor for heart disease, but the new study found it also increases risk for dying from cancer, respiratory failure and other causes.

粗大腰围一直被认为是导致心脏疾病的因素之一。上述新研究发现它也会增加因癌症、呼吸衰竭和其他原因致死的机会。

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In common with other risk factors causing severe pneumonia, the most frequent complications of legionellosis are respiratory failure, shock and acute kidney and multi-organ failure.

与造成严重肺炎的其它危险因素一样，军团病最常见的并发症是呼吸衰竭、休克以及急性肾脏衰竭和多器官衰竭。

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"The AAP recognizes that monitors may be helpful to allow rapid recognition of apnea, airway obstruction, respiratory failure, interruption of supplemental oxygen supply, or failure of mechanical respiratory support, " the group states.

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The two deaths that appear to be the greater source of concern in the study were one patient with acute heart failure and another with respiratory failure.

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However, if patients living with one lung have diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic lung disease or are immunosuppressed, they may also be more vulnerable to develop complications such as respiratory distress or failure if they develop an upper respiratory infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia.

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