While they are common and can be a nuisance, ear infections are not contagious. However, the viruses and bacteria that cause ...

The other is emphysema. Most people with COPD have symptoms of both conditions. In chronic bronchitis, swollen airways and ...

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories about whooping cough. Is there really another illness that we need worry about?

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local ...

Table 3 Admissions to Infirmary for Acute Upper-respiratory Infections * Spring Term ... eight instances of acute contagious disease including rubella, epidemic parotitis, varicella, pertussis ...

These are part of a “common basket of symptoms” that are also typical to other upper respiratory ... You are most contagious with COVID-19 when you are in the midst of peak infection (days ...

An upper respiratory infection (URI) is inflammation in the sinuses ... You are likely to be less contagious at this time, depending on factors like how long you were sick or how sick you were. If you ...

If either you or your partner has a cold, there are several steps you can take to reduce the risk of spreading it: Practice ...

RSV is a common upper respiratory infection that infects nearly everyone ... Additionally, RSV is extremely contagious, nearly twice as contagious as Influenza according to research in Journal ...

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, ...

A potable water shortage and a toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants that Hurricane Helene’s flooding left behind have ...

Highly contagious, the flu virus passes through ... and intestinal problems, as well as upper respiratory tract infections in about 5 percent to 15 percent of the population.