Background: Children presenting with chronic cough are common to the primary care physicians, but data on the etiology are scant. Methods: We evaluated 40 children (age range, 5 to 12 years ...

A chronic cough can be a persistent and uncomfortable condition ... A 2018 study published in Pediatrics found that honey was ...

The name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England but the illness can strike thousands of people during ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Many viral infections leave people with a chronic cough. How Long Does a Cough Last After COVID-19? Research has shown that a cough can last longer than four weeks and up to six months in some ...

Your infant or child has not been fully immunized, and/or has been exposed to someone with whooping cough or who has a chronic cough. --Their cough becomes more severe and frequent, they are ...

When a child has a cough, it can be very concerning to a parent. It's difficult to listen to your child cough all day, and it may even keep them up at night. Most parents want to make the coughing ...

The objective of this study was to validate a cough-specific QOL questionnaire for paediatric use. Method 43 children (28 males, 15 females; median age 29 months, IQR 20–41 months) newly referred for ...

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 ...

There have been 23 confirmed cases of whooping cough reported this year in Lenawee County after five years of zero or ...