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Is the cough of a patient with covid-19 any different sounding than a cough of a patient with a cold?

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Dr. Le Wang answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Cough of COVID-19: In COVID-19, cough is usually dry, persistent (initially not much different from a cold), then turns into wet with mucus and high fever (pneumonia). In severe cases, severe shortness of breath and oxygen desaturation can develop after the pneumonia (severe respiratory distress syndrome).

Answered 3/24/2020

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No: No, however, COVID-19 cough is more commonly deep from the lower respiratory tract.

Answered 1/2/2021

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