Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

A baby's cough can range in cause and severity. Recognizing the factors that differentiate between a minor cough that is ...

Your child has a stuffy nose, cough and fever. Is it the flu? COVID? A common cold? Or are they symptoms of respiratory ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

I have always loved a dramatic disease. As a child, I treasured the stories ... experience a stuffy nose, low-grade fever (less than 100.4°) and a mild cough, according to the CDC.

An Ahmedabad boy, aged four, has tested positive for human metapneumovirus, raising Gujarat's total cases to eight. The child ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Norton Children's Hospital is seeing a spike in flu cases in children. Officials with the hospital system said 1,500 cases were confirmed this week, with seven children ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection that laid low in recent years, has come roaring back ... watery eyes, fever and cough. Later, thick mucus blocks ...