Symptoms of bacterial pneumonia
Prevention is the best medicine, but recognizing pneumonia symptoms and getting professional care right away can help people protect their health.
The symptoms of bacterial pneumonia can appear gradually or suddenly. They include:
- Fever (which can be as high as 40.5C or 105F)
- Shaking chills
- Sharp chest pain
- Abdominal pain
- Profuse sweating, confusion, rapid breathing and pulse rate, shortness of breath and severe fatigue.
- A cough that produces greenish or rust-colored mucus.
Early treatment of bacterial pneumonia aids a successful recovery, so consult your health care provider as soon as symptoms appear. If doctor diagnoses bacterial pneumonia, treatment typically includes antibiotics and possibly other medications to help relieve coughing and chest pain.
