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Paroxysmal |
Crises clearly separated from each other in time |
Intermittent |
Periods with cough and then without |
Interrupted |
Normally long coughing spells stopped occasionally |
Periodic |
Coming with regularity. In a regular pattern; for example, every two hours |
Hectic |
Consuming/emaciating cough |
Sympathetic |
Patient coughs when other people cough |
Intermittent |
Generally means malarial |
