A child coughs: how to distinguish between coronavirus and the common cold?

Coronavirus and its manifestations continue to be studied, today experts already know how it develops COVID-19, and what cough in both children and adults can signal the presence of a dangerous virus in the body, writes ETIMES.

Most clinically manifest coronavirus cases are accompanied by a dry, persistent, hoarse cough.

It is a continuous cough that does not produce phlegm or mucus.

The researchers noted that coughing from coronavirus often affects breathing, shortness of breath, and is also combined with fever and fatigue. At the same time, the cough caused by a cold goes from wet to dry in the child, then goes away.

The child should be examined by a doctor if the cough persists for more than a week and is combined with a high fever and weakness.

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