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2. Whooping cough cases are on the rise. Here's what you ... - AOL

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   Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects children and adults alike. ... One of the reasons the illness is more common in infants is because babies can't receive the ...

3. Sniffling, sneezing, coughing: What infectious disease do you ...

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   Babies and other young children, as well as the elderly and people with chronic kidney and heart problems, need to visit the doctor sooner rather than later to make sure they are keeping hydrated.

4. Cough - Wikipedia

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   A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.As a protective reflex, coughing can be repetitive with the cough reflex following three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a violent release of air from the lungs following opening of the glottis, usually ...

5. What you need to know to get through coughing, wheezing ... - AOL

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   With flu season typically peaking in February and March, there's still time to get your influenza vaccine. More: Meningitis took my fingers, part of my foot and left me scarred.Your child can be ...

6. Cold medicine - Wikipedia

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   It also includes drugs which are marketed as cough suppressants or antitussives, but their effectiveness in reducing cough symptoms is unclear or minimal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] While they have been used by 10% of American children in any given week, they are not recommended in Canada or the United States in children six years or younger because of ...

7. Habit cough - Wikipedia

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   Habit cough is commonly characterized by a harsh barking cough, and can persist for weeks, months, and even years. The cough's hallmarks are severe frequency, sometimes a cough every 2–3 seconds, and the lack of other symptoms such as fever. The patient can have trouble falling asleep but once asleep will not cough.