Asthma is the most common cause of chronic cough in children ... course can be extended to 4 weeks if the cough persists. However, about 40% of patients will have recurrence, and those with ...

cough of > 8 weeks duration), the most common likely causative factors were allergy, reflux, and asthma. Most children with allergy were found to have upper airway cough syndrome (previously ...

The dry cough can last for weeks or even months. While the illness is normally not harmful to adults and older children, it ...

He said the county is still seeing new cases of whooping cough every week ... who have supposedly gotten vaccinations and passed away.” Experts say vaccines are very safe and can prevent diseases that ...