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  • Croup - Topic Overview

    06/11/08, Healthwise

    Croup is a common respiratory problem in young children. It tends to occur in the fall and winter. Its main symptom is a harsh, barking cough. Croup causes swelling and narrowing in the voice box, windpipe, and breathing tubes that le

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  • Pneumonia - Topic Overview

    04/02/07, Healthwise

    Pneumonia is a lung infection that can make you very sick. You may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. For most people, pneumonia can be treated at home. It often clears up in 2 to 3 weeks. But older adults, babies, and pe

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  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - Topic Overview

    01/04/08, Healthwise

    Whooping cough is a disease that causes very severe coughing that may last for months. You can cough so hard that you hurt a rib.

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