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Respiratory disorders are #3 killer in U.S

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NEWPORT- A 61 year old, Paula Stone was pronounced dead on Wednesday March 4th. Dr. Hall says “Her case of chronic pneumonia was getting out of hand when she was brought in to the Eastern Maine Medical Center on Tuesday March 3rd.”
Family and friends are shocked, and never knew it could go this far. “She's always been perfectly healthy, I don't know what happened.” Says Kaitlyn Stone, Paula's daughter. The symptoms of chronic pneumonia are confused mental state, or delirium. Heavy perspiration, chattering teeth, shaking or chills, and blueish color to lips and nail beds. Rapid breathing, rapid pulse, severe chest pain, and high temperature.
This winter, the disorders have been going around fast. Watch out for bronchitis, pneumonia and influenza. Doctors encourage you to get in to a hospital as soon as symptoms you have any that could lead to a respiratory disorder. Also if anyone you know has a disorder that could be contagious, please keep you and your family away, so no one else has to go through the pain like Paula.
Eastern Maine Medical Center is now researching further in to finding treatments to help cure these disorders. “We're trying to keep people healthy and safe this winter, we need to fight these diseases and do what we can to keep people safe.” Said Dr. Hall.
For more information on respiratory disorders, and some symptoms to look out for, go to www.fightdisease.org. "Let's try to get people back on their feet and healthy again." said Dr. Hall.