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Is Cough With Blood And Pneumonia Infectious?

I have just been diagnosed WITH PNEUMONIA. I went to the doctor after I had begun to cough up blood in the mornings. I felt as if I was smothering after any physical work and even after eating. After 2 CT scans my doctors assistant called to day I had pneumonia and put me on an anti biotic. My question is if I go back to work will I be putting My coworkers at risk.
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Hello,

Pneumonia clinical presentation characterized by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and sometime cough with blood, chest pain, tachypnea. But if you trial antibiotic for your pneumonia and not improved it may cause from other cause.

Sputum culture may help to rule out other infection in your lung. For all patients, we treat until the patient has afebrile and clinically stable for at least 48 hours and for a minimum of five days. You may need to rest and stay home if you still have symptom. and to prevent in the future you should stop smoking, influenza vaccination, and pneumococcal vaccination.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General & Family Physician
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Is Cough With Blood And Pneumonia Infectious?

Hello, Pneumonia clinical presentation characterized by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and sometime cough with blood, chest pain, tachypnea. But if you trial antibiotic for your pneumonia and not improved it may cause from other cause. Sputum culture may help to rule out other infection in your lung. For all patients, we treat until the patient has afebrile and clinically stable for at least 48 hours and for a minimum of five days. You may need to rest and stay home if you still have symptom. and to prevent in the future you should stop smoking, influenza vaccination, and pneumococcal vaccination. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General & Family Physician