Former US President George H.W. Bush Suffers From Pneumonia: Tube Instead Indicates A Severity Of His Case

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Former president George H.W. Bush was hospitalized due to a life-threatening infection. The 92-year-old man has been given a breathing tube after being diagnosed with pneumonia this week. This is a clear indication that his case is a severe one. But the question is, will he recover?

Headlines were filled with news about United State's former president George H. W. Bush after he was rushed to a Houston hospital this week. The 92-year-old man was placed in an intensive care showing that he has a severe case of pneumonia.

In 2015, pneumonia had already put him down on a motorized scooter or wheelchair after breaking a vertebra. Bush is also known for suffering vascular parkinsonism, a rare condition that is almost similar to Parkinson's disease.

Fortunately, Jim McGrath, who is the family;s spokesman, stated that the ex-president was 'extubated' after his condition improves on Friday. 'President Bush is comfortable and watching the inauguration,' McGrath said. But the spokesman won't give any details about the outcome of the former president condition, as per DailyMail.

Bush will remain in the Houston Methodist Hospital will undergo observations, lengthening his stay in the hospital for few more days. Meanwhile, his wife Barbara Bush could be discharged earlier after being admitted to the hospital due to a case of bronchitis,  USA Today reported. A recent press release stated that the ex-president's "spirits are high." He is even looking forward to having a regular schedule.

A pneumonia is a popular lung infection that can either be mild or severe. Young ones and elders are more prone to having this condition. Aside from this, Bush was also diagnosed with vascular parkinsonism, a disease that mimics Parkinson's disease. However, the condition does not have the same tremors as of Parkinson's and it does not respond to the drugs intended for the Parkinson's disease.