These are the symptoms of atypical pneumonia! It will be too late if you don’t know!

Pneumonia is a relatively serious disease. If it is atypical pneumonia, the harm will be greater and it will be very urgent to detect. The patient will first show symptoms of fever, and the body temperature is generally above 38 degrees; then chills, headaches, muscle and joint pains all over the body will appear. Experts say that if these symptoms are found, they must be treated in time.

1. Symptoms

1. Acute onset

Before the onset of the disease, there is a history of living in an epidemic area or close contact with similar patients. The incubation period is about 2 weeks (2 to 14 days).

2. The disease usually manifests as fever when it first occurs.

The body temperature is often not lower than 38°C, and the patient may feel cold, accompanied by 1 to 2 weeks of irregular fever or remittent fever, lingering fever, etc. Common symptoms include general fatigue, headache, muscle aches and diarrhea; uncommon symptoms include nasal congestion, runny nose and other upper respiratory tract symptoms.

3. Systemic symptoms

(1) Fever is the most common initial symptom, accompanied by chills, shivering, headache, muscle and joint pains all over the body, and obvious fatigue.

(2) However, fever is not the first symptom for the elderly, the weak, those with chronic underlying diseases or those who have undergone recent surgery.

(3) Some patients experience diarrhea, and severe cases may develop corresponding clinical manifestations of heart, liver, and kidney function damage.

4. Respiratory symptoms

(1) Early symptoms include dry cough, or a small amount of white sputum, and occasionally blood in the sputum. As the disease worsens, the patient gradually develops chest tightness, shortness of breath, and even obvious symptoms of respiratory distress, which cannot be relieved even with oxygen.

(2) Generally, there are no upper respiratory tract catarrhal symptoms (nasal congestion, runny nose, etc.).

5. Physical signs

Early lung signs are not obvious and are inconsistent with the chest X-ray findings. Often chest X-rays show extensive lesions in both lungs, but chest examination still shows no abnormalities. Some patients may hear a few dry or wet rales or signs of pulmonary consolidation by auscultation of the lungs.

2. Prevention of Atypical Pneumonia

1. Control the source of infection

(1) Epidemic report

If the disease is discovered or suspected, it should be reported to the health and epidemic prevention agency as soon as possible. Try to achieve early detection, early isolation and early treatment as much as possible.

(2) Isolation of patients

Clinically diagnosed cases and suspected cases should be isolated, observed and treated in designated hospitals according to the respiratory infectious diseases.

(3) Isolation and observation of close contacts

When under quarantine at home, you should pay attention to ventilation and avoid close contact with your family members.

To prevent further spread of the virus, people who have close contact with patients and cases under medical observation should be isolated.

2. Block the transmission pathway

(1) Develop good living and hygiene habits

① Wash your hands frequently; avoid going to crowded or relatively closed places.

②Avoid sneezing, coughing, or cleaning your nose in front of others, and wash your hands afterwards.

③Do not spit anywhere.

(2) Comprehensive community prevention

① Eliminate hidden blockages in sewage discharge systems of residential buildings.

② Thoroughly disinfect the patient’s belongings, residence, and public places where they have stayed.

③ Keep public places well ventilated and air circulating.

3. Protect vulnerable groups

① Ensure adequate sleep and appropriate exercise.

② Eat a balanced diet, drink plenty of soup and water, keep warm and avoid fatigue.

4. No vaccine has been prepared yet

Therefore, personal prevention is limited to establishing good hygiene habits and work and living environment, combining work and rest, eating a balanced diet, and strengthening physical fitness.