George Bush's Health Crisis Spotlights Parkinson's Pneumonia Risk

Previous President George H. W. Bush remains hospitalized with pneumonia, an especially fatal risk for the people who experience the ill effects of Parkinson's malady, a top specialist says.

"People like George Bush who have  Parkinson’s disease are
more likely to develop 'aspiration pneumonia,' "  Dr. Marc Leavey tells Newsmax Health.

Bush, 92, was hospitalized throughout the end of the week in Texas Methodist Hospital with shortness of breath. He was determined on Wednesday to have pneumonia and experienced a method to clear his airway.

He is now reported in "stable" condition and is said to be resting comfortably in the intensive care unit, news reports say.

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. The disease causes more than 50,000 deaths a year and is the nation’s eighth biggest killer.