Lung infection is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by bacteria, fungi, physical and chemical stimuli, etc. It is often characterized by fever, cough, sputum, chest pain, wheezing and other symptoms.
1. Fever: Lung infections can result in high fever, chills, and body temperature can be as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and some patients may also experience headache and muscle aches and pains.
2. Cough, cough sputum: lung infections often cough, cough sputum, the initial stage can be irritating dry cough, a few days later can turn to cough purulent sputum.
3. Chest pain: some patients will have chest pain, mostly radiating pain, with coughing or respiratory movements, the pain symptoms will be aggravated.
4. Wheezing: patients with lung infections will have bronchospasm due to inflammation stimulation, resulting in wheezing.
In addition, the elderly lung infection can be no obvious respiratory symptoms, mostly manifested as decreased appetite, fatigue, drowsiness, poor mental state, etc., such as the above symptoms should be timely medical treatment, early diagnosis and early treatment, to avoid aggravation of the condition.