Health Problems

Symptoms of whooping cough

Whooping cough or Pertussis is an infectious disease that can be life threatening or fatal in infants but less serious in adults and adolescents. The infection caused by a bacterium Bordetella pertussis, which spreads from the infected individual to others via mucus droplets in air released through bouts of coughing and sneezing. These are laden […]

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Home remedies: Why chicken soup when a cold helps?

Chicken soup is the ideal home remedies for colds? For colds, many people resort to home remedies, in order to achieve a relief of symptoms. However, some of the popular home remedies worsen cold. Warm chicken soup is, however, suitable can actually be good for the relief of Cold symptoms. Why, says the professional Association […]

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Whopping numbers on whooping cough

(HealthDay)—The return of measles made headlines in recent years, but it’s not the only disease that poses a particular threat to kids that has experienced a resurgence. Another is pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough because of the distinctive sound it causes as people experience severe coughing bouts. An infection of the respiratory system, pertussis […]