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Symptoms » Cough » Common Causes
 

Common causes of Cough

Introduction:

This information shows the various causes of Cough, and how common these diseases or conditions are in the general population. This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause of Cough, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.

  • 16 diseases that are "very common".
  • 12 diseases that are "common".
  • 6 diseases that are "uncommon".
  • 3 diseases that are "rare".
  • 39 diseases that are "rare".
  • 1259 diseases without any prevalence information.

    Causes of Cough that are very common

    The following causes of Cough are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Cough that are common

    The following causes of Cough are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Cough that are uncommon

    The following causes of Cough are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Cough that are rare

    The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Cough appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

    Causes of Cough that are very rare

    The following causes of Cough appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

    Causes of Cough without any prevalence information

    The following causes of Cough are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

    All Causes of Cough

    The full list of all possible causes for Cough described in various sources is as follows:

    See full list of possible disease causes of Cough

    Drug side effect causes of Cough

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Cough as a side effect.
    [See detailed list of 361 drug side effect causes of Cough]

    Drug interaction causes of Cough:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Cough including:

    • Trandolapril and capsaicin interaction
    • Mavik and capsaicin interaction
    • Tarka and capsaicin interaction
    • Quinapril and capsaicin interaction
    • Accupril and capsaicin interaction
    [See detailed list of 385 drug interaction causes of Cough]
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