The typical symptoms of novel coronavirus pneumonia are fever and cough, but coughing is not necessarily a sign of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Coughing is a conditioned reflex that causes coughing symptoms when there is a secretion in the airways to expel the secretion as a self-protection. Various respiratory tract infections may cause coughing symptoms. In some cases, a foreign body in the airway may also cause coughing. Cough can also be caused by tumors or allergies. The most common cause in young and middle-aged people is a common virus infection of the respiratory tract, i.e. a cold. A cold can also be followed by a cough. During the winter flu season, more coughs are caused by influenza, which has a high fever in addition to the cough. Therefore, a cough does not necessarily mean new coronavirus pneumonia, but rather a combination of previous triggers and other clinical manifestations. For example, if there is a fever and cough, the infection is more likely to be considered. If you have a runny nose or sneezing after exposure to an irritating odor, it may be an allergy-induced cough, so a combination of symptoms is needed. Content source: Dr. You Lai
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