Medication-related cough
If you didn’t know by now, about 1 in 5 people who take blood pressure drugs known as ACE inhibitors can develop a cough. Your potentially life-saving medication is leading you through a cough, but you can talk to your doctor about alternatives.
Pneumonia
If you have a persistent cough with mucus and fever, chills and other symptoms this could be a sign of a serious disease, called pneumonia which is damaging your lungs. Your doctor will listen to your lungs and may order a chest X-ray to determine the proper treatment.