Apr 21, 2020 07:00:00

What kind of 'cough' do you get when you get a new coronavirus?

While the new type of coronavirus is spreading, many people may have experienced coughing and sneezing and worried, and eyes from the surroundings. Therefore, medical experts at the University of Victoria in Australia have compiled 'What kind of cough is suspected to be caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19)?'

Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus

https://theconversation.com/dry-wet-barking-hacking-a-guide-to-coughs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-136048

According to Maja Husaric, a medical instructor at the University of Victoria, and Vasso Apostolopoulos, vice president of the university, the main symptoms of COVID-19 are fever and fatigue, and cough is seen in half of the patients infected with COVID-19. It will be done. 'Given that COVID-19 damages the lungs, the cough caused by COVID-19 is a long lasting dry cough, accompanied by shortness of breath and muscle aches, ' he said.

What Husaric calls 'dry cough' is a so-called '

cough ' that does not get tangled, and is commonly referred to as 'concon' or 'kenken' . Cough caused by a cold or flu is also said to be this dry cough. In addition, patients often say that a dry cough does not produce a clean cough, so the patient often describes it as a “not clean cough”.

On the other hand, a cough that produces a tan is called a 'wet cough' and is often described as 'gohongohon.' According to the Husaric et al, moist cough was lower respiratory tract is such as nose and throat upper respiratory tract because there are a lot of secretion glands than, that of the cause of the cough that was moist lower respiratory tract infections.

However, Husaric et al. Point out that 'COVID-19 initially has a dry cough, but it can eventually become a wet cough.' For example, general infectious pneumonia often has dry cough as an early symptom. However, as the symptoms progress, the alveoli become filled with interstitial fluid , blood, etc., causing damp coughing.

You can understand the mechanism by which the alveoli become clogged by reading the following articles.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in February 2020 (PDF file) survey results even, COVID-19 thing with about 33% Detangami was of the patient.

In addition, coughing also occurs in whooping cough caused by B. pertussis . A characteristic of coughing at this time is that the coughing ends with a loud breathing sound. The sound at this time makes a sound like 'see,' and it may gasp for air. It can also often exhale mucus.

Also, although the cough itself is a normal reaction to expel the foreign body from the respiratory system, if it is strongly coughed for too long, it may cause damage to the respiratory tract, fractures of the ribs or lacerations of muscles. . Therefore, it is important to determine when medical assistance is needed, Husaric et al.

On top of that, Husaric et al. Said, 'If you have a cough, please be careful. If it does not heal or if it gets worse, you can go to see a doctor directly or make a reservation for telemedicine via the internet. Please have a diagnosis. 'He stressed that he should not be underestimated as a cough.