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Symptoms include fever, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, and coughing. [1] They typically start about three to seven days after exposure. [2] It is one of three forms of plague, the other two being septicemic plague and bubonic plague. [3] The pneumonic form may occur following an initial bubonic or septicemic plague infection. [3]
Along with a runny nose and sore throat, green phlegm is another cold-like symptom of COVID-19. Interestingly, the color of the mucus is an important indicator when it comes to infection.
Having green, yellow, or thickened phlegm (sputum) does not always indicate the presence of an infection. Also, if an infection is present, the color of the phlegm (sputum) does not determine whether a virus, a bacterium or another pathogen has caused it. Simple allergies can also cause changes in the color of the mucus. [1]
Hemoptysis may be exacerbated or even caused by overtreatment with anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin. [citation needed] Blood-laced mucus from the sinus or nose area can sometimes be misidentified as symptomatic of hemoptysis (such secretions can be a sign of nasal or sinus cancer, but also a sinus infection). Extensive non-respiratory ...
The severity ranges from mild to severe: small contusions may have little or no impact on health, yet pulmonary contusion is the most common type of potentially lethal chest trauma. It occurs in 30–75% of severe chest injuries. The risk of death following a pulmonary contusion is between 14 and 40%.
The death toll from the ongoing flooding in northern Afghanistan increases to 315, with more than 1,600 people injured, and more than 1,000 houses destroyed. 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods. The death toll from the ongoing flooding in southern Brazil increases to 143, with 125 people still missing.
Bronchiectasis may also present with coughing up blood in the absence of sputum, which has been called "dry bronchiectasis." Exacerbations in bronchiectasis present as a worsening of cough, increasing sputum volume or thickened consistency lasting at least 48 hours, worsening shortness of breath (breathlessness), worsening exercise intolerance ...
The most common symptom of pulmonary edema is dyspnea and may include other symptoms relating to inadequate oxygen such as fast breathing , tachycardia and cyanosis. Other common symptoms include coughing up blood (classically seen as pink or red, frothy sputum), excessive sweating, anxiety, and pale skin.