That sounds like Pneumonia....
-I am not a medically trained professional, nor have I ever had the bacteria.
-If this is YOUR symptoms, I would recommend you seek some form of medical attention.
Ones who talk it out instead of fighting, yelling, and throwing tantrums.
Yes and no.
Yes- simply because even though they are not real out in the real world they are because they are humanoids inside a virtual gaming type world
No- simply because they are not walking among us other humanoids or even alive on the real planet
They are most mainly consists of "Keratin"
So, option B is your answer.
Hope this helps!