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Symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, weakness, headache and rapidly developing pneumonia that leads to shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
There are several signs someone may be infected with the bacteria, including experiencing fever, headache, weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and watery or bloody mucus, the CDC said.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Patients develop fever, headache, weakness and pneumonia with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery mucus.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The condition leads to lung tissue scarring and shortness of breath, which Mihalik knew all too well.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
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“Shortness of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortness%20of%20breath. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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