is a bacterial infection that typically begins with common cold symptoms but develops into weeks or months of severe coughing ...

Psychologically, you may also feel more alert and less burdened by the discomfort that was present during the cold, Dr. Mercola points out. These indicators collectively suggest that your body has ...

The cold and flu are respiratory illnesses caused by different viruses. Some cold and flu symptoms may overlap, but there are ...

Whooping cough and walking pneumonia can begin by looking like a regular cold. Doctor Taylor Heald Sargent with Lurie ...

A case of whooping cough has been confirmed by the Alabama Department of Public Health at Scottsboro High School.

Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A ...

A mother who lost her 2-month-old son to whooping cough shares the tragic story of his death and her message as cases rise.

It can be hard to tell a cold and flu apart,” says Kisha Davis, MD, the director of the American Academy of Family Physicians ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold ...

Cases of whooping cough are on the rise across the U.S. and in Colorado, including Jefferson and El Paso counties.

Others may develop the cough without any cold symptoms at all. Those with whooping cough are most contagious during the beginning, cold-like stage and the first 2 weeks after cough onset. The cough ...

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