Angela Falanga's eight-week-old daughter was hospitalized for 19 days with whooping cough and was placed on a ventilator ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about pertussis, treatment for whooping cough symptoms and more.

At first, it was just cold-like symptoms ... I welcomed my son Jaxon on April 5, 2013. Whooping cough takes such a toll on a little baby's body. Everything that that disease does to your ...

Got a cold and need something for a nagging cough? Some over-the-counter treatments may give you relief. Suppressants do their job by blocking your cough reflex. Dextromethorphan is the most commo ...

Another baby tragically died from the current outbreak ... “Whooping cough often appears as a normal cough or cold at first, however you may notice symptoms intensifying after a week or two ...

Postnasal drip occurs when secretions in the back of your nose drip down into your voice box, forcing you to cough, she ...

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this ... weeks 27 through 36 to convey some antibodies to their baby. Getting the vaccines reduces the likelihood of contracting pertussis ...

antitussives such as dextromethorphan (Triaminic Cold and Cough, Robitussin Cough). You should speak with a healthcare professional if your symptoms are not going away or getting worse.

It’s usually spread through respiratory droplets in the air, when people with pertussis cough, sneeze or breathe close to others. The symptoms are similar to a cold but the cough becomes ...

Paediatricians said it is important to know what is causing the cough or cold rather than rushing to medicate the child. Mohandas Nair, professor, department of pediatrics, Government Medical ...