An expert tells PEOPLE how to manage the 'highly infectious' atypical pneumonia, also known as 'walking pneumonia,' and ...

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are reporting an increase in the number of school age children suffering from pneumonia.

There has been a fourfold increase in whooping cough cases in the USA this season. The illness, particularly severe in infants, starts with mild cold-like symptoms but can escalate to life ...

A wet cough, or a productive cough, produces mucus, which can vary in color. A wet cough is a symptom of an underlying condition, such as a viral or bacterial infection, chronic lung condition ...

Since 2020, whooping cough cases have increased exponentially. However, these reports have not been evenly spread across the country. "Whooping cough can cause serious and sometimes deadly ...

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 phlegm. It's not clear which genetic and ...

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 ...

Whooping cough, also called pertussis, usually starts out like a cold, with a runny nose and other common symptoms, before turning into a prolonged cough. It is treated with antibiotics.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a common respiratory illness in the US. It may be difficult to identify because its symptoms are so similar to those of other respiratory bacteria and ...