Why is coughing contagious?

Find out if coughs are contagious, and how long you may be exposed to an infection if you are near someone who coughs. Discover information about dry cough, whooping cough, croup cough, home remedies for cough, cough supressant, how to stop coughing, and coughing up blood. read more

Coughs are not contagious, but certain underlying diseases that produce a cough are contagious, and can be spread by droplets formed during coughing. Correspondingly, when the underlying disease process is no longer contagious, the cough no longer produces infectious droplets. read more

No, coughing is not contagious, but the germs you spread when coughing certainly can be. read more