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2nd round of antibiotics& prednisone & albutrol for severe cough. is it whooping cough? cough not any better. what next? dr said pneumonia 1st time

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Doubtful: Whooping cough has a characteristic sound to it and is some really bad coughing too did your doctor do a chest x-ray yet? A blood count would be abnormal too. Chronic sinus drainage will cause a cough especially with respiratory allergies. Basically your doctor needs to dig a little more to find your solution.

Answered 5/2/2013

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2nd round of antibiotics& prednisone & albutrol for severe cough. is it whooping cough? cough not any better. what next? dr said pneumonia 1st time

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