Question

characteristics of pneumonia​

Answer 1

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia.

Answer 2

Characteristics of pneumonia are .
Chest pain when you breathe or cough
.Confusion or changes in mental awareness (in adults age 65 and older)
.Cough, which may produce phlegm
Fatigue
.Fever, sweating and shaking chills
.Lower than normal body temperature (in adults older than age 65 and people with weak immune systems)
.Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
.Shortness of breath