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Also known as coughing
A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. As a protective reflex, coughing can be repetitive with the cough reflex following three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a violent release of air from the lungs following opening of the glottis, usually accompanied by a distinctive sound. Coughing into one's elbow or toward the ground—rather than forward at breathing height—can reduce the spread of infectious droplets in the air.
AI overview
A cough is a sudden expulsion of air from your lungs that helps clear your breathing passages of fluids, irritants, foreign particles, and microbes. It matters because it's your body's protective reflex that works in three phases—inhaling, building pressure, and forcefully releasing air—and covering your cough with your elbow can help prevent spreading infectious droplets to others.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Cough
- Medical condition.image
- File:Toux impromptue.jpg
- Medical condition.specialty
- Pulmonology, otorhinolaryngology
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Research
88,002 papers- Current understanding of Bordetella-induced cough.ReviewMicrobiology and immunology · 2024Horiguchi YDOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13119
- How often do healthy people cough?Respiratory research · 2023Holt KJ, Smith JADOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02585-1
- Cough: what's in a name?ReviewThe European respiratory journal · 2006