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I've been coughing for more than a month. no fever, only coughs, sometimes dry and sometimes it tastes like iron. what is this?

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Cough: That iron smell can be from broken down cells in your airways, indicating inflammation. You may want to be checked by a doctor for asthma, or you may have a bronchitis or another type of infection.

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Answered 4/1/2018

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