In a 75-year-old patient who had bed rest for 4 weeks after a fracture of the femoral neck, a temperature of 38.5°C has

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In a 75-year-old patient who had bed rest for 4 weeks after a fracture of the femoral neck, a temperature of 38.5°C has appeared, a cough with phlegm and dyspnea. On a rentgenogram were found foci of darkening in the lower parts of the lungs. Staphylococcus was found in sputum. Blood test: leukocytes - 15x10⁹/1 Questions: 
1. What disease has developed in the patient? 
2. Describe this disease according to its clinical and morphological features. 
3. What are the possible causes of this disease?

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