Originally Posted by
Mike Blue
Bob, we don't have enough information to know what the residual effects will be on lungs. I do notice that people who have a pre-existing lung disorder (COPD, asthma) are at much greater risk of the negative effects of this infection. But their lungs were affected before the Covid19 appeared. I agree that coughing without illness could persist for weeks. Each year I see a viral infection about this time of year too, where I work, that has older adults coughing quite longer than young people.