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Spouse has been sick. bad for over a week then found out it was pneumonia. should i be concerned or get checked? how contagious?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Get checked : It would be best to see a doctor and get the proper antibiotics and care. A simple chest X-ray would help direct care in the proper direction.
Answered 10/23/2017
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Symptoms??: No need to get "checked" unless you have symptoms. Note also that there are hundreds of different kinds of pneumonia, not all infections, not all contagious. Why are you taking those 2 antibiotics?
Answered 10/23/2017
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Only if symptomatic: It would be very unusual to have pneumonia without showing signs or symptoms. Save the radiation exposure for when it is indicated, and the same for the evaluation
Answered 7/23/2017
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