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How To Distinguish Between a Cold, Flu and Pneumonia

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Pneumonia Symptoms

If you have pneumonia, you will instinctively know that something is wrong. Your symptoms will be bad. Aside from some symptoms similar to cold and flu, such as a fever, runny and/or stuffed nose, fatigue, and music pain, you will also have noticeable shortness of breath, chest pain when breathing or coughing, and some nausea.

Unlike the cold and flu, you may also develop thick phlegm. Patients over 65 years old will also experience lessened mental awareness and some mild confusion, as well as lower than average core temperatures.