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Have you ever heard of something called walking pneumonia? It\u2019s a common disease that affects many people on a yearly basis, and might even affect you whether or not you have had your yearly flu shot this year. Walking pneumonia is called that because most people who are going through the list of symptoms are still walking around while they are sick, while people with \u201cregular\u201d types of pneumonia would instead be lying down \u2013 or bedridden \u2013 instead. If you suspect that you could have walking pneumonia, it still means that you should go to a doctor and seek medical attention as soon as you can: It can put far too much strain on your heart, which means that it could soon make you prone to many other infections looking to enter your body. Here is a list of seventeen walking pneumonia symptoms that you always need to catch in time.<\/p>\n
You can expect the first symptoms of walking pneumonia<\/a> to begin approximately two to four days afterwards, and the onset is usually slow and begins with flulike symptoms and progresses further \u2013 and then, it will either go away completely from there just like normal flu or you can expect it to stick around until you have treated it with a regimen of antibiotics prescribed by your doctor.<\/p>\n A walking pneumonia infection can stay dormant for about 15 to 25 days after you have been infected with the virus, and you are still considered contagious. The infection is held in droplets of bodily fluid such as saliva and will be spread as you cough, so it is vitally important that you keep a sterile environment if you suspect that you suffer from walking pneumonia to avoid infecting anyone else. Once the first symptoms show, you can expect the next to follow.<\/p>\n Pneumonia is a disease which is known to affect the lungs and respiratory system<\/a>. It does this much in the way that flu would affect the body, and therefore tends to manifest with the same kind of flulike symptoms in the beginnings of a walking pneumonia infection.<\/p>\n Flulike symptoms can include starting off with a sore throat, then it can turn into a nagging cough which may or may not get worse over time; flulike symptoms also include a dry mouth, problems with a runny nose and general grogginess and feeling tired: This happens because an infection is going through your body, whether it is the standard flu virus or whether you are instead going through a walking pneumonia infection.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019re experiencing slight flulike symptoms, they might become more severe from there and eventually manifest in walking pneumonia instead \u2013 but you will only know if you know the symptoms.<\/p>\n An infection<\/a> of walking pneumonia isn\u2019t something that you want to suffer with if you know that you already having existing problems with your breathing and respiratory system: Because walking pneumonia and regular pneumonia are both known to have such a severely strong effect on the lungs, they can also trigger conditions that are already existing and also happen to have an effect on the respiratory systems and lungs.<\/p>\n You might find that you are having a much increased frequency of asthma attacks if you suffer from a walking pneumonia infection if you already have problems with asthma or your breathing. For this, you should take your regular asthma medication as you normally would \u2013 but you should also consult with your doctor to make sure that this does not clash with any kind of treatment that you are taking for walking pneumonia just in case. Walking pneumonia can still be treated.<\/p>\n When people explain the workings of the immune system<\/a> to children then they often use the metaphor of soldiers that are fighting infections within the body \u2013 and this is a very literal way of explaining it, but it\u2019s the best way of explaining what the immune system is and does, even to adults. Your immune system is activated when your body receives any kind of infection, and the goal of the immune system is to fight this infection as best as it possibly can \u2013 this leads to an immunoresponse, which is the body reacting to the infection to get rid of it in your system.<\/p>\n Your immunoresponse might involve additional symptoms like fever and tiredness, but this is sometimes the body\u2019s way of fighting the infection and this is how you will feel as a result of this. But when you have walking pneumonia, your immunoresponse might be severely compromised. As walking pneumonia is the type of infection that affects the lungs and the respiratory system most frequently, you will experience a few symptoms that are associated with lung infections as a result. One of the first symptoms that you experience, which is commonly also associated with other diseases and infections such as flu and bronchitis<\/a>, is that of a persistent and nagging cough \u2013 sometimes this is associated with pain and chest pain too.<\/p>\n The type of cough that most often manifests as a symptom of walking pneumonia is a dry, nagging kind of cough rather than the wet cough you might experience if you have flu. When you start coughing, you might want to take some cough medicine rather than keep dealing with the symptoms \u2013 though make sure you are taking the right kind of cough medication as some are prescribed specifically for a dry cough and others not.<\/p>\n Walking pneumonia affects the lungs and respiratory system in the same way as bronchitis, flu, asthma<\/a>, the regular cold and other diseases which are related to the same infected area. This means that with a walking pneumonia infection you will experience most commonly inflammation of the airway passages, throat and lungs \u2013 this manifests in many other symptoms, which can range from asthma to pain in the chest and, as we\u2019re discussing here, shortness of breath.<\/p>\n Shortness of breath can happen to you if you have a condition such as asthma especially, but it can also happen if you\u2019ve never struggled with your breathing before. We can assume that you\u2019re automatically at a higher risk of developing shortness of breath when you have walking pneumonia if you are someone who happens to be a smoker, are overweight or have other existing problems with your lungs and breathing like some we\u2019ve mentioned. Just what is it that defines what should be a fever? Firstly, the normal human body temperature should be around thirty six degrees Celsius \u2013 any more than that and you have someone who has a fever. The fever<\/a> is considered to be the body\u2019s reaction to an infection, and it\u2019s often the first sign that your body is trying to fight something off \u2013 raising the body temperature is basically the body\u2019s natural way of trying to kill the infection that is trying to grow and take root in your body.<\/p>\n But there are many times when a fever has gone out of control and could do more harm to your body\u2019s way to fight the infection, in which case you will need immediate medical treatment to control your fever. There are many who take something to control fever at home \u2013 this is most often than not either aspirin or paracetamol. We\u2019ve just defined fever as the body\u2019s natural way to fight an infection and defined it as the body\u2019s temperature going above what\u2019s considered by the medical profession to be normal levels for body temperature. But what happens when you start experiencing chills instead? Chills<\/a> are also the body\u2019s way of trying to fight an infection and it is rather closely related to the fact that the body goes into a fever \u2013 when you are feeling chills, your body might actually be experiencing a fever and you might only be feeling the experience as chills, or your body temperature might actually have dropped below the body\u2019s normal temperature levels.<\/p>\n In whichever case, there are many home remedies for taking care of chills and most of them will instead result in the patient getting sicker. Experiencing chills can be a symptom of a much bigger problem, including one of walking pneumonia. You should always remember that a walking pneumonia infection is going to be most present in your saliva droplets, so it will be more likely to spread to other people if you are coughing and sneezing<\/a> near them \u2013 or not properly cleaning your hands and environment when you cough and sneeze around yourself.<\/p>\n You should always take a moment to think of the people who are around you when you are sick, too \u2013 otherwise they are likely to just get sick as soon as you are getting better! Sneezing is a common symptom of walking pneumonia that comes because of the fact that walking pneumonia infection irritates the lungs, nose and rest of the respiratory system. Sneezing is the body\u2019s way of trying to clear obstructions from the nose. The most common thing people take for sneezing is some kind of antihistamine, which is likely already in your flu pack.<\/p>\n Walking pneumonia goes straight to your lungs<\/a>, respiratory system and throat \u2013 so it means that you are very likely to experience symptoms that come with other infections that are similar enough to cause the same amount of irritation to your body. One of these symptoms include a stuffy nose, and this might also turn into a difficulty to breathe comfortably and a runny nose \u2013 usually either in the mornings or at night.<\/p>\n This is not a sign that you have walking pneumonia, but it is one of the symptoms and one that you can seek medical attention for when it begins to get severely uncomfortable. You should also remember that a stuffy nose can be treated as an individual symptom when you have walking pneumonia by taking medication for a stuffy nose, which is usually some type of antihistamine of nasal spray that will make you feel much better soon.<\/p>\n Another symptom that you might start experiencing as a symptom of walking pneumonia is suddenly feeling more tired than you normally would. This can be a sign of many other things happening in the body, but it\u2019s most often a sign that something is wrong and that you need to go to a doctor and get it checked out as soon as you can \u2013 whether or not what\u2019s wrong with you turns out to be walking pneumonia in the first place.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re feeling overly tired, then you can know that there is something slowing your body down in terms of either a deficiency or an illness, and overly tiredness is always something that you should treat by taking care of the cause instead of just trying to stay awake through it or treating it as a symptom. Many resort to dangerously treating tiredness<\/a> with energy drinks and other methods. Muscle ache is a symptom that many people will know if they\u2019ve ever had a fairly severe case of a cold<\/a> or the flu. If you are experiencing severe muscle ache, this may or may not be a symptom of walking pneumonia, but is always a symptom that you should take note of especially if you are normally otherwise feeling fine and healthy.<\/p>\n The type of muscle ache which is most commonly associated with flu is the same type of muscle ache that is associated with walking pneumonia: And it\u2019s treated in much the same way. You might find relief from the muscle ache that is associated with flu and walking pneumonia by treating it with massage, compresses or by taking something that alleviates the fever which comes with both. Sometimes this is more than enough to get rid of the painful and nagging muscle ache associated with walking pneumonia. Chest pain<\/a> can be indicative of many other diseases and disorders and should not be taken as a sign of walking pneumonia by itself, but instead should be considered as one when you combine it with the other signs and symptoms that have been mentioned on this list already. If you are experiencing chest pain and know that you have walking pneumonia already, then you know that the chest pain is most likely due to the infection\u2019s effect on your respiratory system, but it could also quickly turn into the walking pneumonia infection putting strain on your heart \u2013 this is the same when you are struggling with a bout of the flu.<\/p>\n It\u2019s for the same reason in both that people are advised not to undergo exercise which strains the heart \u2013 this can make you feel much worse and will almost certainly lead to you becoming sicker than you are.<\/p>\n A walking pneumonia infection can cause many types of pains in the body, including joint pain<\/a>, chest pain, muscle pain and also abdominal pain. This is because of the body\u2019s reaction to the walking pneumonia infection: It can kick your body into having a severe fever, or it can spread through your body in much the same way as flu and alternate its symptoms in the way that you are experiencing mostly one level of symptoms for one day, and then the other range of symptoms only as the disease progresses.<\/p>\n Abdominal pain does not necessarily signal walking pneumonia and can be indicative of many other diseases, some of which you might have picked up because of walking pneumonia and your compromised immunity, so you should always have your symptoms professionally checked out by a doctor, even if you think you already know what it is you are suffering from.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve gone through most of the most common symptoms that you might experience if you are suffering from walking pneumonia: These have included symptoms that we can only describe as being flulike, such as a sore throat<\/a>, a stuffy nose, abdominal pain and fever \u2013 in fact, it is so very close to flu that most people would not be able to tell the difference if it were to happen to them, which is why we would advise people to always consult a doctor even where they think they know what\u2019s wrong with them right now.<\/p>\n But what about some of the more uncommon symptoms of walking pneumonia that everyone might not experience? When it comes to one of the more uncommon symptoms, we also have skin rash on the list: You could experience a skin rash because of the way your body\u2019s immunity is reacting to the walking pneumonia infection.<\/p>\n Now, we\u2019ve covered some of the more uncommon symptoms of walking pneumonia \u2013 but what about some even more uncommon symptoms that don\u2019t generally manifest in people who happen to suffer from walking pneumonia, but can still be considered a very common symptom? Some people who suffer from a walking pneumonia infection might develop anemia<\/a> over time \u2013 and anemia is generally known as people\u2019s lack of red blood cells and iron in the body, leading them to look and feel pale \u2013 or, as people usually call it when they spot it, anemic.<\/p>\n Yes, that\u2019s why we call people who are pale anemic. This is not one of the most common symptoms of walking pneumonia, but it can still happen and should be treated when it happens. Common treatment is by increasing the body\u2019s iron intake, still being very careful of the strain the liver and kidneys might take as a result.<\/p>\n Do you think that you might suffer from walking pneumonia? It is generally considered that the symptoms of walking pneumonia will disappear on their own if you keep treating the symptoms, but for people who are more prone to infections this could be a very dangerous treatment to follow as they could experience further illness in addition to walking pneumonia<\/a> \u2013 or their illness might not have been walking pneumonia to begin with.<\/p>\n You should always consult your doctor if you are feeling a little ill or otherwise than you normally would. It could be a sign that you are battling a serious infection and that you don\u2019t even know about it \u2013 and waiting to see what happens is not something that will help your health at all. If you start feeling strange in any kind of way, consult with your doctor so you can find out exactly why it\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Temperature-Fluctuations.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n2. Flulike symptoms<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n3. Increased Asthma Attacks<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n4. Lowered Immunoresponse<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n5. Coughing<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n6. Shortness of Breath<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n7. Fever<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n8. Chills<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n9. Sneezing<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n10. Stuffy Nose<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n11. Tiredness<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n12. Muscle Ache<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n13. Chest Pain<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n14. Abdominal Pain<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n15. Skin Rash<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n16. Anemia<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n17. Further Illness<\/h3>\n
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