Symptoms of pneumonia in infants

  Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease in infants, and it is important to go to the hospital for examination and treatment if an infant develops pneumonia-related manifestations to avoid delays.  1. Repeated fever: Infants can have repeated high fevers during pneumonia. Once an infant has a high fever, along with other respiratory symptoms, consider that the baby may have pneumonia.  2. Mouth froth: Parents find that their child’s mouth froths and has a small handful of bubbles around the mouth and lips, which may be a symptom of pneumonia.  The most direct manifestation of pneumonia in infants is vomiting of milk, after the infant has finished drinking breast milk or milk, and then “spurting” out, which can be felt as uncomfortable for the infant, and is different from spilling milk.  4. Difficulty in breathing: When an infant has pneumonia, the phenomenon of difficulty in breathing appears, which is manifested by the infant’s uneven breathing, the inhalation or exhalation is very strenuous, the breathing rate can be felt to increase, the rhythm is not regular, unnatural.  5. Coughing and sputum, infants with pneumonia can show respiratory symptoms, mainly coughing and sputum, with or without wheezing.  If your infant has a special condition that is caused by pneumonia, it is important to go to the hospital and take medication under the guidance of your doctor, as well as pay attention to care.