CITY SERVICES Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the State of South Carolina. The name Columbia was a poetic term for the Americas derived from Christopher Columbus. BUSINESS The historic Gervais Street Bridge was constructed from 1926-1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The most common causes of coughing blood are bronchitis, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis (inflammation of the airways), and pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main lung artery).
What Makes You Cough? Acute coughs can be divided into infectious (caused by an infection) and noninfectious causes. Infectious causes of acute cough include viral upper respiratory infections (the common cold), sinus infections, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, and whooping cough.