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RespiratorySevereContagious
Pneumonia
Pulmonology · Respiratory
Severe
Severity
Common — a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among young children and the elderly in India
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Pulmonology
Specialist
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🤒Common Symptoms
Cough with phlegm or mucusfever and chillsdifficulty breathing or rapid breathingchest pain that worsens with breathing or coughingfatigueconfusion especially in older adultsbluish lips or fingertips in severe casesreduced appetite
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