Coughing is the most common symptom of many diseases. It is a mistake to think that coughing is an indicator of only diseases of the lungs or upper respiratory tract. Many do not attach much importance to this symptom. Untimely treatment started complicates the effect of recovery, leading to more severe forms of the course of the disease.
Cough Disease
ARVD (influenza, parainfluenza, MS infection)
Acute respiratory viral diseases are accompanied by a cough. At the beginning of the course of the viral infection, the cough is dry, later turning into wet with purulent sputum. Causes a sensation of pain behind the sternum. Such symptoms often accompany the flu. Parainfluenza is characterized by a “barking” cough with hoarseness. MS infection is characterized by a wet, chest cough that appears in the first days of illness. Acute respiratory viral diseases are accompanied by fever, lethargy, headache due to intoxication of the body. Sometimes a strong cough may occur before vomiting.
Acute and chronic tracheitis
It occurs against the background of a viral disease. Characterized by sonority, pain behind the sternum. Appears unexpectedly when inhaling cold air or smoke. Cough with tracheitis is accompanied by the release of sputum with pus. The general condition of the patient worsens, the temperature may rise.
Acute bronchitis
The disease is characterized by the appearance of a wet cough with watery and mucous sputum. In acute bronchitis, a deep, sonorous cough appears. A cold-like disease also develops mainly as a result of hypothermia.
Chronical bronchitis
The main symptom of this disease is a muffled cough. Attacks are repeated in cold air or in a dusty room. Concerned, especially in the morning, is a severe cough before vomiting. Lingering chronic bronchitis is accompanied by a cough with purulent sputum.
Pneumonia
A deaf cough begins in the early days of the disease. With croupous pneumonia, it becomes moist, accompanied by “rusty” sputum. There is a very strong cough before vomiting, with pain in the chest in the area of the diseased lung. Bronchopneumonia is characterized by low temperature, general weakness. With croupous pneumonia, the malaise is strong, the temperature is high.
Bronchial asthma
A symptom of a disease is a cough before vomiting with attacks of suffocation. In this case, sputum is released. The attack occurs during contact with the allergen. The disease may be seasonal. Various allergic reactions are manifested.
Chronic pharyngitis, sinusitis, rhinitis
With these diseases, a dry cough also appears before vomiting. Sore throat, tingling. They cause seizures. Chronic ENT diseases have mild symptoms. The patient often feels pain in the cheeks and forehead. Discomfort in the nose and throat is observed.
Pleurisy
The disease is accompanied by a painful, dry cough. Shortness of breath appears, high fever. Most often, chest pain is a concern.
Mediastinal tumors
During illness, the patient suffers from a dry cough of a stable nature. It may be the only symptom of the disease.
Tuberculosis
In the early days of the disease, a slight cough is characteristic, which develops into a dry or moist, strong cough before vomiting. There may be traces of blood in the sputum. At night, the attack intensifies, sweating, chills appear. Coughing is the main symptom of tuberculosis. The patient may lose weight. Body temperature is small, but lasts a long time. The disease usually occurs in contact with the patient.
Ascariasis
In adults and children during the period of pulmonary migration of roundworm, worms, a dry cough occurs. A few weeks later he passes. The disease can be accompanied by fever, a rash on the skin. Ascaridosis is very common in children. It can be a cause of developmental delays. Causes intestinal obstruction, hepatic colic, suppuration in the lungs.
Whooping cough
The disease is accompanied by severe coughing attacks, periodically interrupted by severe sighs. In this case, vomiting is possible. Whooping cough is common in children. Adults very rarely experience such a disease.
Measles
An excruciating, dry cough with measles appears in the early days of the disease. The disease is accompanied by fever. A rash appears on the skin and mucous membrane.
In addition to these diseases, coughing can occur in smokers, also as a result of occupational disease, lung cancer, heart failure, and the use of certain medications.
The appearance of a cough is an occasion to visit a doctor for the purpose of making the correct diagnosis. Timely treatment started will allow you to achieve the desired, effective results, will return lost health.