What are the signs and symptoms of bacterial pneumonia?
Pneumonia can cause a wide range of symptoms, from mild to severe. • Common signs and symptoms of pneumonia may include: • Frequent coughing. Your cough may be dry, or it may bring up mucus from your lungs. This mucus may be green, yellow, or white, and may have streaks of blood in it. • You may feel tired and have body aches. Your nose may feel runny or stuffy. • You may have a fever or chills. • You may have shortness of breath or noisy breathing (such as a high-pitched wheezing). • You may have chest pain when you cough or take a deep breath. • Signs that your pneumonia may be serious: If you have pneumonia and have any of the following signs, contact a caregiver right away. • Your heartbeat or breathing (while resting) seems much faster than normal. • Severe dizziness, fainting, or having new trouble thinking (confusion). • You feel like you cannot get enough air, or your lips or fingernails turn dusky or blue. • Special signs to watch for in an older person: Signs and symptoms of
