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My baby has a bad cough every two to three weeks and finds it hard breathing?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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See your doctor: Your baby needs to be evaluated. Cough at his age may be due from anything from a congenital anomaly of the respiratory tract to heart disease.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

My baby has a bad cough every two to three weeks and finds it hard breathing?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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