Acute coughs are often caused by a minor illness and go away within a few weeks, while chronic coughs may be a symptom of something more serious. A cough is a reflex that your body uses to clear your ...

Pneumonia occurs when germs like bacteria, viruses, or fungi infect your lungs. Your immune system releases white blood cells to fight the infection, causing inflammation that can lead to symptoms ...

Whooping cough cases have jumped sharply year over year but remain in line with pre-pandemic numbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. The CDC, which tracks whooping ...