What do you tell him?
C) Come to the hospital/office for laboratory tests.
Correct. Please choose another answer.
Bacterial superinfection generally begins 3-7 days after the initial symptoms. It occurs because the virus desquamates the trachea, removing the cilia that normally clears bacteria out of the lower respiratory tract. For a picture of what normal and viral infected trachea look like click here. The shaking chill, of course, is very suggestive of a bacteremia, so it is imperative to evaluate whether he has pneumonia and needs hospitalization.
Click here for information on Viral Infections Followed by Bacterial Pneumonia and Influenza Viral Pneumonia.
