A lingering cough after COVID-19 affects nearly 5% of infected people. Coughing is a common COVID symptom, and it can potentially linger for longer than four weeks—and up to six months—after ...
Lingering coughs after upper respiratory infections like the common cold or flu are called post-infectious or post-viral coughs. A lingering cough is mostly dry and is often referred to as "sub-acute, ...
Coughing is common, and usually there is no cause for concern. It is generally a reflex that helps clear irritants trapped in the airway. Coughing can also be triggered by a common cold, flu, or ...
A productive cough, also known as a wet cough, is one that brings up mucus (phlegm). These coughs are common with colds and other respiratory tract infections. Chronic lung diseases like COPD and ...
Coughing after a meal can be an example, which is sometimes harmless but can also signal underlying issues. Coughing usually occurs due to a reflex that tries to clear the airways of irritants.
Public health officials are warning of an uptick in whooping cough and pneumonia cases in Massachusetts and nationwide. Whooping cough, formally known as pertussis, can present like the common ...
AUSTIN, Texas — State and local health officials are warning of a surging number of cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Texas and across the nation. According to the Texas Department of ...
When you have a cough or cold, you might reach for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to ease your symptoms. But you can't do that for babies or toddlers. Cough and cold medicines that are safe for ...
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Whooping cough cases in South Dakota are up a whopping 415% over the five-year average. According to the South Dakota Department of Health website, 170 cases have been ...
But this year's whooping cough wave is continuing to accelerate in several states this week, including in Ohio, which reported 84 cases. That is the most of any state, and more than the 67 ...
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has now spread to an Alabama college campus after over a month of reported outbreaks in K-12 schools. On Monday, the University of Alabama at Huntsville ...