There are a variety of respiratory illnesses going around – like the flu, COVID and RSV, as we spend more time indoors. There has reportedly also been an uptick in a persistent cough that doctors say does not fall in any of those categories.
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00:00Temperatures are dropping, and we are in the middle of the season where everyone begins
00:04to get sick.
00:05There are a variety of respiratory illnesses going around, like the flu, COVID and RSV,
00:11as we spend more time indoors.
00:13There has reportedly also been an uptick in a persistent cough that doctors say does not
00:18fall in any of these categories.
00:20Baltimore doctor Janet O'Mahoney told The Huffington Post that these lingering coughs
00:24may be, quote, purely viral and, quote, caused by the regular viruses that cause colds like
00:31rhinovirus.
00:32Another doctor told the site that a persistent cough is most likely due to prolonged inflammation
00:37in the airways, which can last anywhere from two weeks to two months after initially getting
00:43sick.
00:44Experts say it could also be sinus congestion, a sore throat and post-nasal drip.
00:49If your symptoms persist for a couple weeks, doctors say it's important to continue to
00:53follow up with your physician.