Flu: Signs of Bacterial Infection
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Christine Hahn MD - Epidemiology
A bacterial infection may develop following infection with viral influenza. Signs of a bacterial infection include: Feeling short of breath. A fever that doesn’t go away. A cough that lingers more than 7 to 10 days after other symptoms have cleared, especially if it is bringing up mucus (productive). Yellow, green…