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October 03, 2008
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Pneumothorax
...on the lungs,or an underlying lung disease such as COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. In some cases, the cause is unclear. See also spontaneous pneumothorax,... Read more »Travel to Developing Countries: General Health Precautions
...be given at the same time to most adults without significantly increasing adverse effects.Pertussis (whooping cough) has been added to the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine. The Infectious Diseases... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis
...age 5, RSV was responsible for more flu-like cases than the flu virus itself.Pertussis. Pertussis (whooping cough) was a very common childhood illness throughout the first half of the century.... Read more »Immunizations: Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
...however, occurred in a 12-year-old boy whose parents refused to vaccinate him.Pertussis. Pertussis (whooping cough) was a very common childhood illness throughout the first half of the 1900s. The... Read more »Pertussis
..."whooping" soundis often heardwhen the patienttries totake a breath. Alternative Names Whooping cough Causes, incidence, and risk factors Pertussis, or whooping cough,... Read more »Images
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