Does anyone of you heard of "walking pneumonia"?
This is a term now use to describe a mild type of pneumonia in which one afflicted does not require to be confined in bed or in a hospital. It can also be referred to as viral pneumonia. In whichever case, they are both mild, are able to work or walk. This cases can be treated by the regular antibiotics. One does not have to undergo chest x-ray to diagnose.
Just the past weekend, both my children were diagnosed to have pneumonia. Funny thing is, for my youngest, except for the cough, you cannot see anymore symptom that manifested in him. Just the plain simple cough. It can be with fever or without. As for my eldest, it was not diagnosed soon as pneumonia. The fever worsen and my little lost her appetite. The xray confirmed the pneumonia and just after that she was given her medication.
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