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Sulaiman Abd Al-Hadi
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I have sore throat and dry cough from 10 days is...
I have sore throat and dry cough from 10 days is it corona
Doctor's Assistant: Have you seen a doctor about this yet? What medications are you taking?
Someone suggested me clarithromycin and I took that. But still I am feeling the sam
Doctor's Assistant: Anything else in your medical history you think the doctor should know?
Nothin. Only this sore throat and dry cough from 10 days please help me
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Sulaiman Abd Al-Hadi
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الأسئلة المجابة 47886 | نسبة الرضا 97.9%
Treatment of sore throat and dry cough:
According to your description, you can use paracetamol 500 mg to treat pain and fever if present, and you have to drink good amount of hot fluids, and you can use cetrizine 10 mg once daily for 5 days, and if there is bacterial infection, you can use azithromycin 500 mg once daily for 3-5 days.
Diagnosis of the cause of sore throat and dry cough:
It depends on the clinical examination of your doctor and investigations as CBC to detect infection, PCR and chest x-ray to rule out COVID-19 infection
Causes of sore throat and dry cough:
It may be due to:
- Viral infection which associated with low grade fever
- Bacterial infection which associated with high grade fever
- COVID-19 infection which associated with cough, arthralgia, dyspnea
What i advise you?
It is very important to dor corona virus test and you have to avoid contact with people.
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