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Even these symptoms donât necessarily mean the cough is serious. Iâm seeing plenty of people this year with fevers and coughs lasting two and even three weeks or more who still turn out to have simple viral infections. But these are symptoms that are worth a call or even a trip to your doctorâs office.
WebMD Feature Archive. Itâs an illness that gets its name from the âwhoopâ sound people often make when trying to breathe between coughs. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is an infection in your lungs and breathing tubes. It is most dangerous for babies, but adults and teens are actually more likely to get the illness. When older children or adults get it, thereâs a good chance they wonât know it. It may seem like just a cold with a cough that lingers.