Even medications such as certain drugs for high blood pressure and allergies can cause chronic cough.

Strep throat does not usually cause runny nose, voice changes or cough.

The lung carcinoids can cause infection, pneumonia, or chronic cough.

The least uncovering of a hand or foot causes chilliness or cough.

Reflux can cause heartburn, cough or hoarseness, or no symptoms at all.

Heartburn may cause chronic cough, sore throat, or chronic hoarseness.

Your doctor may take a sample of mucus from your nose or throat and have it tested for the bacteria that cause whooping cough.

Through irritation of the nerve, diseases of the external auditory canal (wax, for example) can also cause cough.

A rapidly invasive Aspergillus infection in the lungs often causes cough, fever, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.

Moderate levels can cause headache, dizziness, nausea, vomit and cough and breathing difficulty.