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If you have any irritant in your throat like dust, smoke, or fluid, a cough is the body's reflex action to clear the throat. A cough is the most frequent symptom of an infection in the upper and lower respiratory tract like bronchitis, asthma, COPD, common cold, flu, and emphysema. A cough can be dry (non-productive) or accompanied with sputum (productive).

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What could be the cause for a throat infection with bloody mucus from the nose?

Query: Hi doctor, I got a throat infection about three weeks back. I got medication for that, and it got cured. But still, I have some cough, and sometimes while blowing my nose, some blood is coming with mucus from the nose, mainly from one side of the nose.  Read Full »

Dr. Amit Jauhari

Dr. Amit Jauhari

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are suffering from upper respiratory tract infection. Kindly let me know the following: 1. Do you have a fever at present? 2. Do you have a dry cough or cough with sputum? 3. Is there any headache or nausea? Please answer these questions so that I may send you ...  Read Full »

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