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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Long-lasting coughs ‘may be one infection after another’

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Coughs that last a long time this winter may be the result of people picking up one infection after another, a GP expert has said.

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, said doctors have noticed that the current round of respiratory infections seems to be lasting longer than usual.

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