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Black cough

2018-11-19 09:37:46
I am getting black colour cough from last 5-6 days continuously. And I have no idea what to do now please help
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Black coloured phlegm has to be smoke inhaled & now expelled out with phlegm. Guess you are in a city with lot of exposure to vehicular emissions. Or you may be a smoker, active or passive.
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