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<<HOME <<Causes & Symptoms HOMECauses and Sysmptoms of Cough
Mainly coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections, other cough causes include:
- Influenza or colds is the most common causes of coughs
- Bronchitis (An swelling in mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes also cause cough)
- Croup (It is a viral infection of the windpipe, larynx, and bronchial paths that produces a bark type of cough in kids)
- Tuberculosis (One more very severe bacterial infection that produces bloody sputum)
- Pneumonia (It is an extremely serious bacterial infection that produces bloody or discoloured mucus)
- Whooping cough (It is a bacterial infection come with the high-pitched)
- Fungal infections, like histoplasmosis, asperqillosis and cryptococcoses also causes cough
- Some never-ending problems, like asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, and emphysema can also cause cough in some stage.
- A state in which stomach acid backs up into the esophagus that can also cause coughing, particularly when sufferer lie down.
- Environmental pollutants, like dust, cigarette smoke, smog, can also cause cough.
- Some medications that are administered via an inhaler can also cause cough as side effect.
Symptoms Of Cough
Some common symptoms of coughing are listed below:
- Coughing up phlegm that is yellow, rusty brown or green in color, sometime with bloodstained or smell like foul
- Muscles pain
- Pain in the throat
- Chest pain
- Pain and swelling in the calf
- Raised temperature
- Fever and sweating
- Hoarse voice
- Wheezing
- Whooping cough
- Shortness of breath
- Tired feeling
- Worsening smoker's cough
- Regular nighttime cough
- Sudden weight loss
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