However, infections may require medical examination and medication, as well. A sore throat often develops alongside laryngitis. The throat may feel scratchy and sore, and a cough often goes hand in ...

Whooping cough, a highly contagious bacterial infection, causes severe coughing fits. It's often marked by a distinctive "whoop" sound after a coughing bout. While vaccines offer protection ...

You may be able to stop a coughing fit by avoiding irritants, drinking plenty of fluids, and using a humidifier. Some chronic ...

One to two weeks later, people can have coughing fits. Those can last up to ten weeks. Whooping cough is spread by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others.

Caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, the highly contagious illness - known as whooping cough for the whoop sounding intake of breath that can follow coughing fits, or as the 100-day cough, for ...

Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are elevated across the country, including in Wisconsin, as of early November, confirmed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. As of Nov.

Later stage: Prolonged and severe coughing fits, often accompanied by a “whooping” sound during inhalation, vomiting after coughing or exhaustion from coughing episodes.

"It basically starts off as a routine cold within the first week or so then it develops into coughing fits. Our goal is to try and identify the individual who has it as soon as possible get them ...

The apnea may cause the babies to turn blue. Later symptoms include: Rapid, violent, and uncontrolled coughing fits People may develop coughing fits that last one to six weeks but can last for up ...

The Iredell County Health Department is warning about the increase in whooping cough cases. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is ...