Respiratory Disorders - General

Pneumococcal pneumonia may begin suddenly, with a severe shaking chill usually followed by High fever, Cough, Shortness of breath, Rapid breathing, and Chest pains. Pneumonia should be treated aggressively, so that it does not give rise to serious lung complications. If you have severe shaking chills, you can assume you have more than a cold!

Flu shots are not just for people over the age of 50. Here is a small part of a list of other people that Medicare advises to get a yearly shot to avoid the debilitating symptoms of flu (fever, chills, headache, cough and sore muscles) and even possible death.

Common symptoms of asthma include: coughing (especially at night), wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Symptoms may vary from one asthma attack to the next and they don't necessarily appear every day. They may be mild or severe. Sometimes symptoms appear only after exercise, after exposure to allergy-causing substances, or viral infections like colds.

Bronchitis, bronchiectasis, sinusitis, and respiratory infection have similar symptoms - primarily mucus that isn't white or clear and coughing - and they can all be accompanied by a secondary infection.