This is inflammation or swelling in your lungs that make it hard for oxygen to reach the blood. Viral pneumonia is pneumonia caused by a virus. Early symptoms of viral pneumonia are similar to the flu, and include:
Symptoms that can come on later include:
- Fever
- Dry cough
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle pain
- High fever
- Cough with mucus
- Shortness of breath