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Runny nose, sneezing, fever of 101.3 and a cough that feels like scraping my lungs/throat with sandpaper. what could this be? thanks

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Urgent!: See your doctor as serious viral infection is a possibility.

Answered 1/6/2014

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Uri: ?This may represent a viral upper respiratory infection and should resolve uneventfully. Should your symptoms persist or increase and change best see your family doctor.

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AURI: Viral infection has to be ruled out due to similar sx to bacterial infection but self limited.

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