p-xavier replied to your post: // you know peeps be spooked by these latest flu...
[My friend in London has picked up this real nasty cough and throat infection that has them coughing up blood. Is that one of the things that’s going around right now?]
// tbh it could be; in general anything that has them coughing long and hard enough to cause haemoptysis needs to be urgently reviewed by their doctor. even if it’s viral rather than bacterial in nature, they could be prescribed an antispasmodic to reduce their symptoms. the doctor will want to do a chest film to rule out complications or underlying malignancies. tl;dr it could be the start of something really ugly. if their local gp wait times are too long, this warrants an urgent care clinic visit.







