Kalmar ta fito ne daga Helenanci πνεύμων (pneúmōn) ma'ana " huhu". Hippocrates (c. 460<unk>370 BC) ya bayyana alamun: "Peripneumonia, da kuma pleuritic affections, za a lura da haka: Idan zazzabi ya kasance mai tsanani, kuma idan akwai ciwo a kowane bangare, ko kuma a duka biyu, kuma idan fitarwa ya kasance idan tari ya kasance, kuma sputa expectorated ya kasance na launin ruwan hoda ko livid, ko kuma bakin ciki, mai laushi, da kuma furen fure, ko kuma yana da wani hali daban-daban daga na kowa... Lokacin da huhu ya kasance a tsayinsa, yanayin ba shi da kyau idan ba a tsabtace shi ba, kuma idan yana da dyspnemia, da kuma raunin urine, da kuma tsananin coughing, da kuma idan irin wannan ciwon ya faru a kan kai, da kuma wuya, da kuma ciwon yana da mummunan sakamako. "Wannan yana nuna cewa rashin lafiyar na yau da kullum yana faruwa ne a cikin tsakiya na tsakiya na karni na 19", kamar yadda aka ruwaito a cikin littafin Maimonides
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