As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough, which lasts more than 8 weeks. A cough ...

A growing number of persistent coughs, clinicians say, are not infectious at all but neurological, caused by an exaggerated ...

A dry cough doesn't produce mucus or phlegm, unlike a wet (productive) cough. A tickling or scratchy sensation in the throat prompts a cough. A natural reflex, it helps protect your airways and lungs ...

A wet cough is one that produces mucus or phlegm. It’s also sometimes called a productive or chesty cough. An occasional cough is usually nothing to be worried about — it’s a normal reflex that helps ...