When should you go to hospital straight away?

Severe breathing difficulty, blue lips or inability to speak because of breathlessness; Coughing up more than a few spots or streaks of blood, or any blood with chest pain or breathlessness. Emergency number: 999.

Where can I find medicine specialists?

Most medicine specialists are listed in Dhaka (3,542), Chattogram (1,204), Cumilla (739), Sylhet (478), Mymensingh (457). Pick your district for chamber addresses.

Cough

For cough, see medicine specialists first.

Coughing that is dry or brings up phlegm. Most coughs after a cold clear within 3 weeks.

Also searched as: শুকনো কাশি, খুসখুসে কাশি, kashi, shukno kashi, kashi hocche

Go to hospital now

Severe breathing difficulty, blue lips or inability to speak because of breathlessness
Coughing up more than a few spots or streaks of blood, or any blood with chest pain or breathlessness

Call 999

Who to see: Medicine Specialists

A medicine doctor checks the cause and whether TB testing or a chest specialist is needed. Children should see a paediatrician.

See a doctor today

A cough for 2 weeks or more, or a shorter cough with fever, night sweats, weight loss or close TB contact
A few small blood streaks without the emergency signs above

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Common questions

Which doctor should I see for cough (kashi)?: See medicine specialists first. A medicine doctor checks the cause and whether TB testing or a chest specialist is needed. Children should see a paediatrician.
When should you go to hospital straight away?: Severe breathing difficulty, blue lips or inability to speak because of breathlessness; Coughing up more than a few spots or streaks of blood, or any blood with chest pain or breathlessness. Emergency number: 999.
Where can I find medicine specialists?: Most medicine specialists are listed in Dhaka (3,542), Chattogram (1,204), Cumilla (739), Sylhet (478), Mymensingh (457). Pick your district for chamber addresses. Dhaka Chattogram Cumilla Sylhet Mymensingh