Symptoms of a Community Acquired Pneumonia.

Pneumonia is simply an inflammation or infection of the lungs that makes them to strive hard to carry their smooth function. Community-acquired pneumonia or CAP is same as pneumonia in nature, but the individuals who exposed to the infection and develop CAP have not recently been hospitalized.There is no age variant among people to get affected with community acquired pneumonia.There are two variants of pneumonia such as, typical and atypical, but the clinical presentation of both variants are same.typical pneumonia is caused by bacteria while atypical pneumonia can caused by viruses, fungi and parasites.   

When it comes to the symptoms of community acquired pneumonia, the following list symptoms are more prevalent in both variants of pneumonia.

• Severe cough with greenish or yellowish sputum
• High fever
• Throbbing chest pain
• Difficulty in breathing or short of breath

Besides these common symptoms some individual with community acquired pneumonia can show the following symptoms;

• Throbbing headache
• Loss of appetite
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Joint pain
• Common muscle aches

So, when you notice these symptoms seek immediate medical treatment and hospitalization if need.