Walking pneumonia (also called atypical pneumonia because it's different from the typical bacterial pneumonia) is common in teens and is often caused by a tiny microorganism, Mycoplasma pneumoniae (pronounced: my-co-PLAZ-ma noo-MO-nee-ay).
The cloze procedure is an informal tool for assessing students comprehension. Teachers use the cloze procedure to gather information about readers abilities to deal with the content and structure of texts they are reading.
Gangrene is the death of body tissue. Clostridial myonecrosis, a type of gas gangrene, is a fast-spreading and potentially life-threatening form of gangrene caused by a bacterial infection from Clostridium bacteria. The infection causes toxins to form in the tissues, cells, and blood vessels of the body.