A pneumonia cough will be a cough that also produce phlegm or a wet or productive cough.
The signs of walking pneumonia are sore throat, headache, sneezing, cough, mild chills, low grade fever less than 101 F, chest pain or chest discomfort, fatigue or extreme tiredness.
Walking pneumonia is the milder form of regular pneumonia and the symptoms are similar in both regular pneumonia and walking pneumonia although walking pneumonia has a low fever and cough which does not produce any phlegm.
Regular pneumonia will have a higher fever of 101 F to 105 F and a cough that also produce phlegm or a wet or productive cough.
The first warning signs of pneumonia are.
Shortness of breath.
Rapid shallow breathing.
Fever, sweating and shaking chills.
Cough which can produce yellow, greenish or sometimes bloody mucus.
Loss of appetite, low energy and fatigue.
Sharp or stabbing chest pain which gets worse when you breathe deeply or cough.
A pneumonia cough will sound like a dry cough or a chesty cough depending on the type of pneumonia.
Bacterial pneumonia which is most common usually produces a gurgling sound when breathing and also mucus or phlegm when you cough.
If pneumonia goes untreated it can get severe enough to possibly cause death.
The mortality rate of untreated pneumonia is 30 percent and in some cases people survive untreated pneumonia but you should always see a doctor about the pneumonia or go to the ER just to be safe.
If the pneumonia does not clear up or go away within 1 week you should see a doctor about it.
Most cases of viral pneumonia are mild though and do get better without treatment within 1 week to 3 weeks although some cases of pneumonia are more severe and require a hospital visit and hospital stay.
The part of the chest that hurts with pneumonia is the part around the breastbone and under the breastbone.
Severe chest pain with typical bacterial pneumonia is uncommon and you may also have a severe hacking cough but the cough with pneumonia rarely produces any sputum.
A person with untreated pneumonia can survive for around 30 days or less.
With treatment a person can survive for years after the pneumonia as most cases of pneumonia are highly treatable.
The sooner you seek treatment for pneumonia the higher chance you have at surviving the pneumonia.
Pneumonia hurts in the chest and can cause stabbing chest pain or sharp chest pain that can get worse when you cough or breathe deeply.
Rapid and or shallow breathing are also symptoms of pneumonia.
The 4 stages of pneumonia symptoms are early congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization and resolution.
Pneumonia is sometimes caused by a virus but pneumonia can also be caused by bacteria, fungi or other infections.
Viruses, bacteria, and fungi can all cause pneumonia. In the United States, common causes of viral pneumonia are influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
A common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus).
The danger signs of pneumonia are.
Abnormal body temperature, such as fever and chills or a lower-than-normal body temperature in older adults or people with weak immune systems.
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
The signs of silent pneumonia are.
Sore throat (pharyngitis)
Feeling tired (fatigue)
Chest pain.
Mild chills.
Low-grade fever.
Persistent cough that can be dry or produce mucus.
Sneezing.
Headache.
The 4 stages of pneumonia are congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization and resolution.
During the congestion phase, the lungs become very heavy and congested due to infectious fluid that has accumulated in the air sacs.
The early signs of pneumonia are.
Cough, which may produce greenish, yellow or even bloody mucus.
Fever, sweating and shaking chills.
Shortness of breath.
Rapid, shallow breathing.
Sharp or stabbing chest pain that gets worse when you breathe deeply or cough.
Loss of appetite, low energy, and fatigue.
Not all cases of pneumonia warrant a trip to the ER.
That is unless the pneumonia gets worse or you're not getting better.
Pneumonia can be life-threatening if left untreated, especially for certain at-risk people.
You should call your doctor if you have a cough that won't go away, shortness of breath, chest pain, or a fever.
You should also call your doctor if you suddenly begin to feel worse after having a cold or the flu.