HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia as PJP first came into attention Central and Eastern Europe during WWII as malnourished and premature infants began to suffer from a case of interstitial pneumonia (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016). The disease then came into the forefront in the medical world with the outbreak of malnourishment of Iranian children in the 1950s (Stringer et al, 2002). In 1981, there were 5 reported cases of homosexual men suffering with PJP as well (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016). Furthermore, the most significant event where PJP made a huge impact was during the 1980s when the HIV epidemic hit the United States as there were over 100,000 cases reported (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016).
Although there have been reportings
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia as PJP first came into attention Central and Eastern Europe during WWII as malnourished and premature infants began to suffer from a case of interstitial pneumonia (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016). The disease then came into the forefront in the medical world with the outbreak of malnourishment of Iranian children in the 1950s (Stringer et al, 2002). In 1981, there were 5 reported cases of homosexual men suffering with PJP as well (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016). Furthermore, the most significant event where PJP made a huge impact was during the 1980s when the HIV epidemic hit the United States as there were over 100,000 cases reported (Bennett and Gilroy, 2016).
Although there have been reportings