With the invasion of the new coronavirus, it is nothing new that the number of "positive people" around you has gradually increased. On the contrary, if you have not tested positive yet, you will be treated as a "rare species". This is not only a recognition of your immune system , but also envy for your immunity from suffering.
Speaking of the suffering suffered by "Xiaoyang people", in addition to long-term fever, it is naturally a cough. "Baojuan, my voice" once became the most frequently appeared joke on the Internet. Most people's cough symptoms are mild, often with only hoarseness in the throat and other symptoms. However, some people's coughs are more serious, and they even describe themselves as "feeling like they are coughing up their lungs."
Why are coughs so common after testing positive?
Many friends are curious about this. Usually when you have a cold or a fever, in most cases you only have symptoms such as dizziness and nasal congestion, and the abnormalities in the throat are not very obvious. But new crown is different. Once infected, the throat area becomes the "hardest hit area."
On the one hand, because the new coronavirus itself is a type of respiratory virus, under extremely strong transmission conditions, the new coronavirus will first come to your respiratory mucosa, causing congestion and edema of the throat mucosa, followed by itching and pain, leading to frequent coughing;
On the other hand, after a positive period of time, macrophages will begin to remove excess viruses from the body, and form mucus to be discharged. Increased coughing is a sign of the body's gradual recovery, so don't worry too much.
It can be seen that after is positive and is positive, coughing is mostly normal. "It feels like my lungs are about to cough up," said Zhong Ming, director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University. The new coronavirus may cause damage to the upper respiratory tract, which will gradually recover after a period of time. Dry cough is relatively normal. As long as there are no other abnormalities, just wait for recovery at home. But having said that, during the new coronavirus infection, if the cough is accompanied by other abnormal conditions, you should pay attention to the possibility of other complications.
persistent dry cough after infection, if accompanied by these two symptoms, pay attention in time
① Cough accompanied by yellow thick sputum
Normally, after macrophages engulf the virus, the mucus formed is white or yellowish foamy. However, if you spit out thick yellow phlegm during coughing, this often indicates that there may be damage or infection in the lungs, so you should seek medical examination and treatment in time.
②Coughing accompanied by chest pain
persistent new coronavirus infection may cause symptoms of myocarditis during the virus invasion. Persistent cough is also one of the typical symptoms of myocarditis. If chest pain persists, be alert to possible heart disease risks.
Of course, everyone’s physical fitness is different, and the physical symptoms that appear after being infected with the new coronavirus will also be different. In addition to coughing, if you have obvious symptoms of pain or discomfort, you should still go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Only by investigating the potential root causes of the disease can the body recover better and healthier.
Reference:
[1] Anti-epidemic Theater丨I have been coughing and short of breath after "Yang". Is it necessary to have a lung CT? Zhejiang Daily. 2022-12-27
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