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Pleurisy is due to what kinds of toxins or bacteria, etc...?
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Many of them: Infectious disease caused by virus, bacteria, fungus, tuberculosis, or parasites, cancer such as mesotheliomaand ◦blood clot in lung radiation therapy, sickle cell disease, chemotherapy and other diseases.
Answered 12/9/2022
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