Pleurisy

[Sarah]

An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever,pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into thepleural cavity. Pleurisy root. (Bot.) (a) The large tuberous root ofa kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which is used as a remedy forpleuritic and other diseases. (b) The plant itself, which has deeporange-colored flowers; -- called also butterfly weed.

[Sarah]

Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Pleurisy has a variety of infectious and non-infectious causes. Pleurisy can cause extremely painful respiration (also called pleuritic chest pain) and other signs and symptoms, some of which may remain long after the pleurisy has gone away.

[Sarah]

a much cooler illness than h1n1.

[Jessica]

a serious illness affecting the covering of the lungs, causing sharp pain when breathing

[Tariq Zaki]

Inflammation of the pleurae, which impairs their lubricating function and causes pain when breathing. It is caused by pneumonia and other diseases of the chest or abdomen.