Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Monday, December 16, in a San Francisco hospital due to complications from a rare and progressive lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, the condition that led to the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, is an extremely debilitating disease -- a virtual death sentence.

Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This lung disease occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred in a US hospital, his family has ...

San Francisco: The legendary tabla virtuoso, Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away on Monday in San Francisco at the age of 73. According to a statement from his family, Hussain's death was caused by ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and severe chronic lung disease in which the tissues around the air sacs, or alveoli, are affected as they get damaged and scarred.