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Could It Be Pneumonia? A Dozen Warning Signs!

7. Fatigue

Imagine, you’re having a hard time breathing and coughing, your lungs cannot get enough air, and your heart has to work faster.  This is a recipe for exhaustion.  Prolong this, and you have a pneumonia patient who is going to be fatigued.  As pneumonia progresses, a person suffering this infection will be fatigued.  They will not have the stamina they normally have.  They will easily get winded.  When a person exhibits this symptom on its own, it is usually just chalked up to having an off day.  However, if this fatigue or lower than normal stamina persists for several days, it might be time to check with a doctor.  If this symptom occurs along with other signs and symptoms in this article, pneumonia is a likely possibility.