Normal cough versus coronavirus cough: How to tell if your child's cough is COVID or something else
Amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, something as common as a cough could give anyone a viral scare. Especially if you notice your child coughing persistently, showcasing other symptoms like fever, sore throat and fatigue, you would most likely be alarmed. But while cough is a common coronavirus induced COVID symptom, not all coughs necessarily mean a SARs-CoV-2 infection. That said, it is important to understand what a COVID cough would sound or look like. Let us find out. As compared to a normal cough, a COVID-induced cough is characterized by two factors i.e. dry and a persistent cough. A dry cough usually occurs without any phlegm or mucus and may have a hacking sound. It has a consistent, rough sound to it since it comes with no mucus. Other things that separates it from a normal cough is that COVID cough is usually persistent and can linger on for weeks and sometimes even months. Other symptoms that could accompany a COVID cough If a person has COVID-19, within the first week, t...