A pneumonia cough may sound deeper or louder than other coughs, and you may notice dryness or phlegm. But it also depends on ...

Pertussis usually presents like a cold at first with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose. The dry cough can last for weeks or ...

In South Korea, a two-month-old infant has died from whooping cough, marking the first such case in over a decade. The number ...

Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and fatigue the next morning. Millions of us ...

Cough suppressants (antitussives) work by blocking the cough reflex in your brain so that you cough less. While searching for the best cough medicine, you will find several over-the-counter (OTC) ...

It can save kids from an awful illness and save babies’ lives.” Pertussis can cause uncontrollable, violent coughing that often ends with a deep “whooping” sound as the person tries to ...

Though whooping cough often starts with common cold symptoms—coughing, sneezing, and a runny nose—it can turn into a severe ...

The most recent research on long COVID suggests that about 10-20% of children with acute COVID develop long COVID, and about a quarter of these patients develop a chronic dry cough. It’s often ...

ExploreDoctors, schools urge parents to get children vaccinated as families face barriers It’s not limited to the Dayton area, he said. “Similar to the cases of whooping cough, this is a trend ...

A dry cough, meanwhile, can have a hoarse or "hacking ... Diagnosis and management of chronic cough: similarities and differences between children and adults. F1000Res. 2020;9:F1000 Faculty ...

The type of cough seems to be important too. Parents were found to often pass on the same cough to their children, either a non-productive (dry) cough or a productive cough that brings up mucus or ...

The good news is that like respiratory illnesses such as the flu, COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), there are vaccines for children and adults to protect against whooping cough ...