The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), or opossum as it is commonly known, is a native mammal in Georgia. Many people are familiar with opossums, but there are several aspects of the opossum with which people are unfamiliar.
pulmonary embolism. A condition in which an embolus (blood clot, formed in a vein) breaks off and blocks a pulmonary artery which supplies blood to the lungs. It can result in pain, breathlessness, and sudden death.
A pulmonary embolism is a part of a blood clot that travels to the lungs. The most common cause of a pulmonary embolism is a blood clot (thrombus) in a large leg vein of the leg that breaks off and travels to the lungs (embolus). An embolus may be from clots in other parts of the body.