Said that the reason we don’t know precisely what’s causing it is because urgent care centers and primary care physicians don’t typically.
Screen for these other viruses until someone is hospitalized with severe symptoms. He also believes that a rhinovirus or adenovirus might be the cause.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, these viruses produce flu-like and cold-like symptoms that may last for some time.
A virus replicates after infecting our cells via the airways. Your throat, nose, and chest may become quite irritated and inflamed as a result, and this may take some time to resolve.
According to Braunstein, the chronic inflammation in the airways is probably the source of the persistent cough since the body still produces mucus and experiences bronchospasms,
Which are caused by the tightening of the muscles in the airways, even after the virus has cleared up. According to him, some individuals may have this irritation for two weeks to two months.