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Are Beaver Fever And Cough Related?

My son may have contracted beaver fever when he was away at camp. He is being tested, but he also have a really bad cough...would this be associated? I can t find any symptoms of a cough with beaver fever online. He is 13 years old, 5 11 and 240 lbs
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear sir, no the cough is not related to beaver fever. beaver fever symptoms is limited to the gastrointestinal tract. for the cough he needs an expectorant as Mucinex if the cough is with phelgm. and a cough suppressant as dextromethorphan if without phelgm. he also needs to drink plenty of fluids to prevent mucus from being thick
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Are Beaver Fever And Cough Related?

Dear sir, no the cough is not related to beaver fever. beaver fever symptoms is limited to the gastrointestinal tract. for the cough he needs an expectorant as Mucinex if the cough is with phelgm. and a cough suppressant as dextromethorphan if without phelgm. he also needs to drink plenty of fluids to prevent mucus from being thick