After being infected with the new coronavirus, the nucleic acid and antigen turned negative, but the cough symptoms did not disappear and were even worse than the previous few days. What is the reason?
Dong Yuchao, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, said that this situation is relatively common in recent visits. Generally, there is no need to be nervous about a mild, non-severe cough. Coughing is a protective mechanism of the human body. It may be that has not fully recovered from respiratory tract infection .
nucleic acid turning negative means that the virus has been eliminated from the body. It is like a battle is over, but the recovery of the battlefield and the repair of human mucosa still need a process. If you feel unwell, you can take appropriate symptomatic drugs according to the situation, such as some cough tablets or drops. Under normal circumstances, a cough can recover in 1 to 2 weeks.
Doctors remind you that if you continue to cough violently for about 2 weeks and experience repeated increases in body temperature and a large amount of yellow sputum, you should go to the hospital in time to check the risk of concurrent bacterial pneumonia and other complications. In addition, new crown During the recovery period, do not exercise strenuously, do not overwork, do a good job of keeping warm, pay attention to rest, and strengthen nutrition.
