Phenomia or pneumonia is an infection in the lung/s that can make you very sick. Fortunately, pneumonia can be treated at home, and often goes away after two to three weeks.
An individual can get pneumonia at work or at school, which is called community pneumonia. Healthcare associated pneumonia is acquired by individuals working or patients in nursing homes and hospitals. Bacteria and viruses are the primary causes of pneumonia.
Pneumonia can start after you have breathed the bacteria or virus into your lungs or after you have a cold or flu. Bacteria and viruses are illnesses that make the lungs weaker to fight infections, so it’s easier for you to get pneumonia. Also, a long term or chronic health condition such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, or cancer can make you get pneumonia easily.
Top 5 Pneumonia Bacterial Symptoms in Adults
1. High Fever
2. Rapid Breathing
3. Abdominal Pain
4. Severe Fatigue
5. Shortness of Breath
Other symptoms of bacterial pneumonia include cough with rust colored or thick greenish mucus and sharp chest pain that gets worse with deeper breathing. You may also experience heavy sweating, mental confusion, and chills.
Top 5 Pneumonia Bacterial Symptoms in Children
1. Cough
2. Wheezing
3. Bluish skin, fingertips, or lips
4. Sudden onset of fever
5. Rapid and labored breathing or more than 45 breaths a minute
Top 3 Pneumonia Viral or Microplasma Symptoms
1. Chills and fever
2. Nausea or vomiting
3. Weakness
You may also experience violent attacks of coughing, which bring up very little amount of mucus only. Older adults may have fewer, milder, or different symptoms compared to children. Adults may not have fever, but may have cough, which do not bring mucus. Delirium and confusion is common to an individual with phenomia symptoms. However, those people who have already lung disease may get worse.
The symptoms caused by viruses or microplasma are almost similar to those caused by bacteria, but may come slowly. They are not that obvious or bad than symptoms caused by bacteria.
When to Seek Medical Help for Pneumonia
When you seek medical help, you doctor can prescribe you with antibiotics, pain reliving medications, paracetamol to treat your pneumonia at home. Rest is also highly important to ensure that your body fully recovers from the illness. If hospitalized treatment is required, treatment includes antibiotics, intravenously into the vein, oxygen therapy to make sure that the body gets the oxygen it requires, intravenous fluids to treat dehydration, and physiotherapy to help the patient clear up the lungs from sputum.
It is recommended to call for immediate medical attention if you feel that you have symptoms of pneumonia. Getting immediate treatment is high important to prevent complications. If you decide to treat pneumonia at home, but not feeling better, it can be the right time to see a doctor. See your doctor if your sharp chest pain does not improve, you cough up blood, and your shortness of breath gets worse, or your toenails, fingernails, or skin turn bluish or dark.
