I've been sick for a week and a half to two weeks. It started out with my throat being irritated. I noticed white patches in the back of my throat, my tonsils and uvula both were extremely red, irritated and swollen making it difficult to swallow. I developed an irritating cough that progressively got worse. I have shortness of breath, my chest feels tight, I gasp for breath when I start coughing repeatedly. Note: The cough developed last week when it was -1 outside. I was working in the cold.