Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation of the lungs. Germs — such as bacteria, virus and fungus — cause pneumonia. It can be cured with antibiotic medicine only if it is caused by bacteria.

Symptoms may include:

• fever
• chills
• cough
• rapid breathing
• wheezing or grunting sound during breathing
• other breathing problems
• vomiting (throwing up)
• chest pain
• stomach pain
• fatigue (tiredness)
• loss of appetite
• bluish gray color to lips

When to call your health care provider

Call your health care provider if your child:

• has trouble breathing or breathes fast
• has a bluish or gray color to their lips
• refuses to drink enough liquids
• has a fever that lasts longer than three days
• has no energy
• has "flaring" or widening nostrils when breathing
• has ribs that sink in and out when breathing