15 Oct 2010

Do not Ignore Cough

A cough is a disease that we often see in people around us or we ourselves are suffering from cough. Because of frequent and usually not be bad, so cough is often overlooked or considered harmless. Coughing is not a disease but an indication that something is wrong in our bodies either because the cause is a symptom of mild to severe disease that can be deadly. Although this type of cough seems almost the same, but the cause could be different. What are the diseases that indicated if there is a cough?


Causes of Cough
Coughing is actually a form of reaction of the body to remove foreign objects that enter the respiratory tract. Foreign object in question could be dust, mucus, or other foreign objects. This is actually a normal reaction and serves to protect ourselves.

Coughing is the expulsion of air is roughly to clean the lungs from harmful substances when the airways began to fail. Coughing can also be a deliberate attempt to clear the throat. However, keep in mind, a cough can spread germs that cause disease.

Mild cough that generally befall us is cough due to colds or influenza symptoms are usually incurred when the season changes. Coughing like this usually is not long, after sufficient rest or free medication on the market, the symptoms will subside and disappear.

Disease Causes Coughs
However, if the cough does not heal in a long time, probably cause of cough is a disease that needs to be wary of. Such as sneezing, coughing can also spread the disease. Here are some diseases that are often characterized by a cough.

* TB (tuberculosis / TB)
The disease attacks the lungs and contagious. Is a deadly disease if not treated immediately or do not routinely treat it. Sufferers will experience a cough that quite often both at the time of day or night. Another feature is the patient's body is increasingly thin. TB does not only affect adults, because many found the children who contract the disease.

* Asthma
Asthma is a disease caused by constriction of the respiratory tract. The trigger can vary and differ from one person to another. Some asthma triggers are dust, cold air, and smoke. Get to know as much as possible triggers for asthma attacks can be prevented in patients. Symptoms that usually arises is coughing or shortness of breath will increase at night. This disease is a recurrent disease, so for people with asthma should always be prepared salve similar respiratory inhalers that can be smoked at any time.

* Pneumonia
The part that is attacked in this disease is the lungs. Commonly referred to as pneumonia, because if attacked by the disease, the lungs become inflamed and infected and lead to the lungs contained water or mucus. In addition to cough, other symptoms are high fever and chills. Immediately consult a doctor or hospital for immediate action.

* Pertussis
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Cough is caused by bad bacteria that cause lung infections. Characteristics of persistent cough for a couple of times and ended with panting breath. Coughing is dangerous when hit small children or babies, because of persistent cough and long may cause them to lack of oxygen. Cough also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough is contagious when the spark of the nose or mouth fluids of people infected with this disease on anyone else who can then become infected as well.

* Bronchitis
The disease is caused due to a viral infection of the small airways of the lungs. When exposed to this disease, the patient will cough accompanied by a sound like whistling while breathing.

Do not Sepelekan experienced when coughing constantly. Immediately consult a doctor or hospital to find out more obvious causes of cough such. Leaving too long without getting proper treatment will aggravate the situation of the patient. In addition, most diseases that cause the cough is contagious so it can make family members or people who were nearby also are affected.

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