VIVA – Plague corona virus made a lot of people worry. Generally, a typical symptom of a corona virus outbreak other than fever is a cough. No wonder someone experiences cough immediately worried and wondered, is it true that I have corona?
Regarding this, there are still many ordinary people who are confused, what kind of cough characterizes someone suffering from COVID-19.
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Through the rubric #TanyaDokter VIVA readers asked about the difference between a normal cough and a cough because of the symptoms of COVID-19.
Answering questions that often make people curious, dr. Hastomo Prabowo, general practitioner at Pondok Indah Hospital – Pondok Indah, explained in detail what kind of cough indicates that someone has COVID-19.
“Normal cough and COVID-19 cough are difficult to distinguish, but they are similar. But as many as 67 percent of patients infected with COVID-19 they come with dry cough symptoms, the rest cough with phlegm, but many patients who come do not have cough symptoms,” he said.
Then what kind of cough can a cough be said due to being infected with the corona virus? The following is a more complete explanation from Dr. Hastomo.
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