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2. What to Know About the Types, Causes, and Treatment of Cough ...

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   Toddlers are known for getting sick—and coughing comes with the territory. Here are the most common causes of toddler cough, the best treatment options, and when to call the doctor.

3. 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 - though it's more common and concerning in infants and toddlers. The infection primarily affects ...

4. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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   Control your cough. Coughing is a physiologic way to rid one of some of the congestion, says Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Controlled cough ...

5. 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 ...

6. Croup - Wikipedia

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   Croup (/ k r uː p / KROOP), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. [2] The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea , which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms of "barking/brassy" cough , inspiratory stridor and a hoarse voice . [ 2 ]

7. Phlegm - Wikipedia

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   Phlegm is a thick secretion in the airway during disease and inflammation. Phlegm usually contains mucus with virus, bacteria, other debris, and sloughed-off inflammatory cells. Once phlegm has been expectorated by a cough, it becomes sputum. [2]