Bloody sputum as signs of pneumonia
Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, one-third of all people who developed pneumonia subsequently died from the infection. Should any of the signs of pneumonia occur, call your doctor or the local poison control center. The association between infection with influenza virus and subsequent bacterial pneumonia became particularly apparent following the 1918 influenza pandemic, during which approximately 40-50 million people died.
Pneumonia caused by Legionella may occur with abdominal pain, diarrhea, or confusion, while pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is associated with rusty colored sputum, and pneumonia caused by Klebsiella may have bloody sputum often described as “currant jelly”. Pneumonia is a breathing (respiratory) condition in which there is an infection of the lung. Hospital-acquired pneumonia is an infection of the lungs contracted during a hospital stay.