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A member asked:

When a high fever breaks on its own with no medicine does that mean the cold is almost over? on zpak for bronchitis. will this keep pneumonia away

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Yes: Most likely this will prevent you from getting pneumonia. The fever breaking is sign of improvement of your infection.

Dr Rhoades agreed

Answered 4/5/2015

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