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What Are The Symptoms Of Walking Pneumonia?
I have atypical asthma, I m also on a c-path, I m over-weigh, until recently I ve been under a doctor s care, but now a full time RV er. I was in Sacramento about 3 weeks ago and had the flu...normal everyday flue. However I am supple able to pneumonia, I ve had 3 pneumonia vaccine shots, but can still get it...lucky me! I am currently running a 97.4 temperature, my normal is 99, I ve very tired and weak...not normal for me, and my chest is hurting more then normal. Question is since I had recently had the flu, could I be experiencing walking pneumonia? I ve had it before and never knew it, went to doctor cause I was not quite feeling right.
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Hi,
Walking pneumonia is an informal term for pneumonia that isn't severe enough to require bed rest or hospitalization.
You may feel like you have a cold. The symptoms are generally so mild that you don't feel you need to stay home from work or school, so you are out walking around.
Symptoms generally start 15 to 25 days after you’re exposed to mycoplasma and slowly worsen over two to four days.
You might have chest pain, cough, mild flu-like symptoms, sore throat, headache, tiredness.
Some people with walking pneumonia may also have an ear infection, anaemia, or a skin rash.
Even if you've had flu recently, you may have walking pneumonia as symptoms start after more than two weeks after you are exposed to mycoplasma.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
Walking pneumonia is an informal term for pneumonia that isn't severe enough to require bed rest or hospitalization.
You may feel like you have a cold. The symptoms are generally so mild that you don't feel you need to stay home from work or school, so you are out walking around.
Symptoms generally start 15 to 25 days after you’re exposed to mycoplasma and slowly worsen over two to four days.
You might have chest pain, cough, mild flu-like symptoms, sore throat, headache, tiredness.
Some people with walking pneumonia may also have an ear infection, anaemia, or a skin rash.
Even if you've had flu recently, you may have walking pneumonia as symptoms start after more than two weeks after you are exposed to mycoplasma.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
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