Paikea = important mythic Maori ancestor of the East Coast tribes, especially the Ngati Porou tribe, of New Zealand's North Island. Various legends say he came from Hawaiki to Aotearoa [New Zealand], riding on the back of a taniwha [whale].
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease isolated to the lung. It is a type of interstitial lung disease, which is a group of 200 diseases with similar symptoms but different causes. In IPF, lung tissue becomes scarred.
Symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. IPF, as with other interstitial lung diseases, affects each person differently and at different rates. Typical early symptoms of IPF include shortness of breath during periods of activity and a dry cough. Other possible symptoms include weight loss and fatigue.