Tips to Prevent Getting Pneumonia Like Oprah Did

With prominent people like Oprah Winfrey and Savannah Guthrie coming down with cases of pneumonia, their time in bed is an important reminder to know the symptoms and how to treat it. Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs, sometimes causing them to fill with fluid or phlegm. Common symptoms include chest pain with breathing or coughing, confusion, cough with phlegm, fatigue, fever with sweating or shaking, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath, according to the Mayo Clinic.