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I have had a sore throat for about a month now and i was put on antibiotics they helped a little bit this morning i woke up with a cough?
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Viral?: The antibiotics are not helping and / or not the right ones. If this illness is viral then no antibiotic will help. You need to see your doc and have this looked at. Note that if you are smoking this will make this worse. best wishes.
Answered 4/9/2015
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