🫁 Pneumonia
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📝 Last reviewed: August 2026
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📝 Last reviewed: August 2026
| In brief | Severe cough with phlegm, high fever, shaking chills, and stabbing chest pain when breathing deeply. |
|---|---|
| Category | Respiratory |
🔍 What causes it
Infection of the air sacs (alveoli) — bacteria (pneumococcus most common), viruses, or fungi. Risk higher in the elderly, infants, smokers, and people with chronic illness or weak immunity.
⚠️ Key symptoms
- Cough with phlegm (yellow, green or bloody)
- High fever with shaking chills
- Stabbing chest pain when breathing deeply
- Rapid breathing and breathlessness
💊 Treatment
Bacterial: antibiotics + rest + fluids. Viral: supportive care. Hospital care for severe cases (oxygen, IV fluids). See a doctor promptly — pneumonia can be serious, especially in the elderly.
🛡️ Prevention
Pneumococcal + flu + COVID vaccines, don't smoke, good nutrition, hand hygiene.
🚨 See a doctor / red flags: See a doctor promptly if symptoms are severe, do not improve, or get worse — especially for children, older adults, pregnant women, or anyone with a chronic condition.
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