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I had a cold and 3 weeks on i still have a bad cough, have i got a fatal condidion or something?

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Dr. Michael Zacharisen answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Cough after a cold: Two of the more common reasons to have a cough after a cold is 1) sinus infection and 2) asthma. Both sinus infections and asthma can have cough as a feature. Your physician should be able to assist you in differentiating between these 2 and ruling out other potential causes. Rarely is asthma or sinus issues fatal.

Dr Refai agreed

Answered 5/21/2016

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