Chronic Cough Causes
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Infections
There are numerous different types of infection that can cause us to have a cough. The presence of the pathogen can result in inflammation of the lining of the throat. This inflammation is likely to be irritating, and we will end up coughing as a result.
The cough will usually pass once the underlying cause has been dealt with, but a cough will sometimes linger for a while afterwards in some cases. An example of this would be whooping cough which can leave the patient coughing for weeks or months after the infection has passed. Other possible causes of a cough that won’t go away include tuberculosis, and some fungal infections.
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