Is it possible that the baby's severe cough is pneumonia? What are the four common symptoms of pneumonia in babies?

A baby's cough is not necessarily caused by pneumonia, it may also be due to other reasons. However, when suffering from pneumonia, there will be a series of symptoms, such as fever and coughing. In addition, there will be changes in breathing, or obvious food resistance. These abnormal symptoms should be taken seriously.

Neonatal pneumonia is mainly caused by mycoplasma virus, bacterial infection, and viral infection, and among the many typical manifestations of pneumonia, there are also various different symptoms. Among them, the most common symptom is cough. Some people will find that the baby has a severe cough, and they will think that the cough may be caused by pneumonia. So, is the baby's severe cough pneumonia?

1. Is it pneumonia if the baby has a severe cough?

A baby's severe cough is not necessarily caused by pneumonia. Although pneumonia can cause coughing symptoms, there are many other reasons for coughing, such as upper respiratory tract infection or a simple cold. In addition, asthma may also cause coughing, so there is no close connection between the two.

2. What are the symptoms of pneumonia?

fever

After suffering from pneumonia, the first symptom that will appear is obvious high fever, which mainly appears after noon and is accompanied by obvious fatigue symptoms. It often lasts for a long time. Even if you choose to take medication, the body temperature will gradually rise after a period of time.

cough

Babies will also experience coughing at the beginning of pneumonia. If the cough is not effectively controlled, the cough will become significantly worse.

Breathing changes

If you suffer from pneumonia, the first thing that will occur is breathing changes. For example, many patients will have obvious difficulty breathing, increased breathing, or panting, etc. If they do not receive effective treatment in the initial stage, there will also be obvious depression in the heart area in the later stage, which means that the disease has entered a more serious state.

Food resistance

After suffering from pneumonia, many children may show obvious resistance to food, their milk intake will gradually decrease, they may also spit up milk obviously, and even have white bubbles at the mouth. At the same time, their mood will become more irritable, and they will cry for a long time. These are actually abnormal manifestations and need to be taken seriously and treated as soon as possible.