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Can a chest infection cause nausea, headache, wooziness, and blood streaks in sputum?

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Yes: The substances secreted by your white blood cells (i.e. interleukins and interferons) cause a wide variety of symptoms affecting multiple organs including the lungs, the brain and the stomach.

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