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Does a productive cough for past 2 weeks with clear and green mucus mean anything specific?
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Depends.: Depends on what other symptoms you might be having. But a lot of time when sick with a cold or flu or virus or infection of some sort a cough may usually linger for a while.
Answered 7/18/2014
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