My baby boy started grunting – then doctors told us he’d probably die
Part of me didn’t want to believe that he was talking about my tiny baby, the one lying in an incubator. Back in 2008, Spike ...
Three types of cough kids suffer from and what to do - including when to call a GP
Advice from the NHS as to what exactly that cough means, and when you should head to your GP, or even the hospital ...
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Whooping cough cases are rising to new high levels in Pa.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...
Public health warning as whooping cough epidemic hits Tasmania
An epidemic of whooping cough, which can be fatal for babies, is sweeping Tasmania with a massive increase in cases.
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Baby dies from Victorian-era disease that's making alarming return across US
A baby has died from whooping cough in Alaska amid a deadly resurgence of the Victorian-era disease. Medically known as pertussis, the bacterial infection was a common childhood illness during the ...
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Nebraska whooping cough cases nearly triple 2023 levels
PEOPLE MAKE AS THEY GASP FOR AIR AFTER A COUGHING FIT. THEY USED TO CALL THIS THE COUGH OF 100 DAYS BECAUSE EVEN AFTER GETTING TREATED, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AWFUL COUGH FOR UP TO 3 OR 4 ...
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Warning of back-to-school spike in whooping cough cases – as 12,200 infections reported this year
Nine infants have so far lost their lives to whooping cough in 2024 in comparison to ... The UKHSA says the risk of this is 92 per cent lower if the baby's mum got her jab during pregnancy ...
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Marcos says he has cough, cold: It will not slow me down
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. admitted on Wednesday that he has cough and cold but stressed that his condition ... Marcos Jr. is well and 'not under the weather.' “From my perspective as a ...
Combined vaccine fronts to protect infants from RSV
Ellen Rawlings is thrilled a new vaccine program will protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — she is ...
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Whooping cough is on the rise in Cass County
It is most commonly spread by coughing and sneezing, the release said. "Since January 2024, there have been 41 reported ... pregnancy also protects the baby during the first months of life when ...