Factors contributing to cough severity included mucus amounts, wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound with breathing), and dyspnea (shortness of breath). Common features of a pneumonia cough ...

Next, they’ll likely use a stethoscope to listen to your lungs as you breathe. Crackling, bubbling, whistling, or rattling sounds could be signs that you have either bronchitis or pneumonia.

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...