My husbands cough is getting worse?!
Question: today its really bad. it stops for a while than it begins again. its 4 weeks now. can it be a sign of hiv? i tested negative for hiv but he didnt do the test cause i'm the one who cheated. pls serious answers.
Answers: today its really bad. it stops for a while than it begins again. its 4 weeks now. can it be a sign of hiv? i tested negative for hiv but he didnt do the test cause i'm the one who cheated. pls serious answers.
Im sure its not hiv connected. What you are thinking about I think is the pneumonia type infections suffered by people with AIDS. Hiv is very different to full blown AIDS and Im sure you would see many more indications of your husband being unwell. Maybe a lot of your worry results from your guilt at cheating?
In any case a persistent cough should be investigated as it could be any number of things. Good luck. X
NO COULD BE asthma pneumonia walking pnemonia he should see a doc
Maybe he should get a chest xray!
He may have whooping cough. That stays around for about 3 months, and it comes and goes. You should take him to a doctor, but in the meantime, give him some cough medicine. Good luck (:
No he might just have bad allergies!
Go to the doctor!! Common sense would tell you that.
Are you kidding? It's 2008 and you think a cough is a sign of HIV! Do you mean TB? That's the one that goes along with coughing. I'm sure it's nothing. I've noticed colds this season have been hanging on for quite a while. Does he smoke? That could explain it. Have him go to the Dr if it keeps up. Oh, and look up HIV symptoms.
no, its likely just a cold. I had the flu that turned into bronchits and it was still going strong at over 3 weeks. Finally went to the Dr., got some antibiotics and less than a week later I'm fine.
it could be different things. It can be signs of a serious disease such as lung cancer or epizema. It could also be just allergies. Usually if it is hiv he will have more signs and syptoms. I would recommend seeing a doctor.
He needs to go to the doctor. A cough that lasts that long means something is wrong. He might have pneumonia or bronchitis. There's no way to know what is wrong until he sees a doctor and has some tests.
Could be sarcoidosis
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Sarcoidosis At A Glance
What is sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is a disease that results from a specific type of inflammation of tissues of the body. It can appear in almost any body organ, but it starts most often in the lungs or lymph nodes.
The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown. The disease can appear suddenly and disappear. Or it can develop gradually and go on to produce symptoms that come and go, sometimes for a lifetime.
As sarcoidosis progresses, microscopic lumps of a specific form of inflammation, called granulomas, appear in the affected tissues. In the majority of cases, these granulomas clear up, either with or without treatment. In the few cases where the granulomas do not heal and disappear, the tissues tend to remain inflamed and become scarred (fibrotic).
Sarcoidosis was first identified over 100 years ago by two dermatologists working independently, Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson in England and Dr. Caesar Boeck in Norway. Sarcoidosis was originally called Hutchinson's disease or Boeck's disease. Dr. Boeck went on to fashion today's name for the disease from the Greek words "sark" and "oid," meaning flesh-like. The term describes the skin eruptions that are frequently caused by the illness.
What are symptoms of sarcoidosis?
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) and a cough that won't go away can be among the first symptoms of sarcoidosis. But sarcoidosis can also show up suddenly with the appearance of skin rashes. Red bumps (erythema nodosum) on the face, arms, or shins and inflammation of the eyes are also common symptoms.
It is not unusual, however, for sarcoidosis symptoms to be more general. Weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, fever, or just an overall feeling of ill health can also be clues to the disease.