Is High Fever One Of The Symptoms Of Pneumonia
Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Symptoms
Symptoms
General Symptoms. The symptoms of bacterial pneumonia develop abruptly and typically include:
- A single episode of shaking chills followed by fever
- Chest pain on the side of lung infection -- severe abdominal pain sometimes occurs in people with pneumonia in the lower lobes of the lung
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid breathing and heart beat
- Cough -- may be dry initially but it eventually produces more fluid (sputum)
- Nausea, vomiting, and muscle aches
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