• Dad has cough

Hello, my Dad, he has had a cough with phlegm for about five or six weeks and he thinks he has a lung infection and he wanted to see a doctor.

2 Answers

  • General Practitioner
  • Athelstone, South Australia

Should see Dr. and swab and CT scan lungs

  • Internist
  • Sejs, Silkeborg

It is very likely that your dad has a viral infection. The most likely is respiratory synctitial virus (RSV) which typcailly last 4-8 weeks. If the phlegm is yellow, go to you family doctor and get a throat swab done. That will give an answer in a matter of days.

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