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cough

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Sources: SI health summary (own words), checked against NLM MedlinePlus and WHO · Reference · https://medlineplus.gov; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=cough; https://www.who.int; https://edcd.gov.np

What it is

Seek care NOW: difficulty breathing, coughing blood, blue lips, chest pain, high fever, a child with fast breathing or chest indrawing. Any cough over 2 weeks needs a TB test.

Sources: SI health summary (own words), checked against NLM MedlinePlus and WHO · Reference · MedlinePlus (US NLM) · Mayo Clinic · World Health Organization (WHO) · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)

Causes

common cold and flu, air pollution and smoke, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis (2 weeks or more), COPD in smokers and firewood users.

When to seek care

difficulty breathing, coughing blood, blue lips, chest pain, high fever, a child with fast breathing or chest indrawing. Any cough over 2 weeks needs a TB test.

Care & treatment

Warm fluids, honey (not for babies under 1), avoid smoke, rest.

⚠️ Red-flag signs — seek urgent care

Seek care NOW: difficulty breathing, coughing blood, blue lips, chest pain, high fever, a child with fast breathing or chest indrawing. Any cough over 2 weeks needs a TB test.

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Text: SI summary in its own words (CC BY 4.0) with NLM MedlinePlus public-domain summary; facts checked against WHO fact sheets (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO, paraphrased with attribution) and Mayo Clinic (linked reference only, no text used); ICD-10 and labels from Wikidata (CC0).