serious than a mild respiratory infection.
Seek urgent medical help if you experience:
- Severe difficulty breathing or struggling to speak because of breathlessness
- Blue or gray lips or skin
- Sudden confusion or difficulty staying awake
- Severe or persistent chest pain
If breathing is severely impaired, seek emergency assistance immediately.
Contact a healthcare professional promptly if:
- You cough up blood or blood-stained mucus.
- You develop shortness of breath or worsening wheezing.
- You have a persistent or high fever.
- Your symptoms improve and then return or become worse.
- Your cough lasts longer
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