Symptoms of Pneumonia
Symptoms of pneumonia vary. It can be mild or severe depending on the causing factor, age of an individual, and health of the individual.
Mild Symptoms: Pneumonia symptoms show similarities with the cold and flu symptoms only difference is that’s symptoms of pneumonia last more time than the cold and flu.
Symptoms of Bacterial Pneumonia
- Sharp chest pain during breathing.
- Cough with pus (yellow, green, or bloody)
- Fever, Chills
- Sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Vomiting, Nausea (vomiting especially in infants)
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Confusion in the older person
- Loss of appetite, low energy
- The rate of breathing increased
- Skin getting bluish, lips or nails.
Symptoms of Viral Pneumonia
Most of the symptoms are similar and caused by bacteria, some different symptoms which are occurred due to viral pneumonia are:
- Dry cough
- Head-ache
- Body-ache
- Extreme Fatigue
Symptoms in Infants
Infants show different symptoms instead of showing the normal symptoms of pneumonia.
- Cough
- Rapid breathing
- Loss of appetite
- Vomiting
- Restlessness
- Fever, discomfort, flushed skin.
- Usually more crying.
Symptoms in Old People
As people aged, their immune systems weakened with time. They are more prone to the disease than normal people because of that. Mild symptoms are cold and cough, but with time condition, gets worse. The following are the symptoms in old people:
- Low Appetite
- Change in Mental State
- Tiredness
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a respiratory infection, caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Due to the infection, one or both lungs can get infected. The infection results in inflammation in the alveoli (these are called air sacs of the lungs). Due to the inflammation, pus or fluid is filled in the alveoli which leads to difficulty breathing.