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A baby died from whooping cough over the Christmas period, Health New Zealand says. Officials declared an epidemic several ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

These coughing fits can be so severe that they cause patients to vomit or break ribs, and they are often accompanied by a ...

However, a very painful cough can develop a week or two later. Coughing fits can become so severe that infected people vomit or break their ribs. A whooping sound usually accompanies the cough.

During these coughing fits, individuals may make a high-pitched "whoop" while gasping for air, vomit, struggle to breathe or break ribs. Babies do not always cough but they might have pauses in ...

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— The flu, caused by influenza viruses that are always changing, leads to fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body ...

Someone who has worsening cough, persistent high fevers and other concerning symptoms like chest pain ... Wen: The majority ...

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The tragic news comes as health services across Aotearoa New Zealand continue to respond to a nationwide whooping cough epidemic, with 1,232 cases notified since the onset of the epidemic (from 19 ...