Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke Dies At 69. Actress Patty Duke in 2014 in Los Angeles. Actress Patty Duke in 2014 in Los Angeles. Actress Patty Duke, who shot to fame as a teenager in the film The Miracle Worker, died Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at age 69, her agent said.
Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below. Left knee joint from behind, showing interior ligaments. [edit on Wikidata] The lower extremity of the femur (or distal extremity) is the lower end of the thigh bone in human and other animals, closer to the knee.
Lower respiratory (tract) infection or LTRI is a generic term for an acute infection of the trachea (windpipe), airways and lungs, which make up the lower respiratory system.LTRIs include bronchitis, croup and pneumonia.Although influenza (the flu) can involve the lower respiratory system, it is not considered among the group of illnesses referred to by the term lower respiratory infection..Lower respiratory infections are more common in the winter because people tend to stay indoors and share the same recirculated air (and germs).lthough influenza (the flu) can involve the lower respiratory system, it is not considered among the group of illnesses referred to by the term lower respiratory infection.. Lower respiratory infections are more common in the winter because people tend to stay indoors and share the same recirculated air (and germs).