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I been coughing for less five days now i been seen in er and med care they didn't give any med for this cough and on top this my husband has open sore?
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What's the ?: I can only guess that you are worried about your cough causing the open sore to get infected. This is a highly unlikely scenario. Besides your cough is likely from a viral infection to start with.
Answered 2/28/2017
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