Concerns of new outbreaks are being raised by reports of a rise in respiratory diseases, notably human metapneumovirus (HMPV), coming from China. Find out about the signs, causes, and effects of HMPV.
As the disease continues to circulate nationwide this fall, it’s important to take note of its subtle symptoms. Such infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in ...
The symptoms of bronchitis depend on whether it’s acute or chronic. Simply stated, acute bronchitis will go away over several weeks and is usually caused by an infection. Chronic bronchitis ...
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes—the main air passages to the lungs. Symptoms include coughing (often with mucus), chest pain, shortness of breath, and wheezing. There are two types ...
Some people who develop COVID-19 experience a mild illness with few symptoms while others can become seriously ill. COVID-19 is the illness that’s caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
Bronchitis can turn into pneumonia in some cases if the infection spreads from one part of the respiratory tract to another. Pneumonia and bronchitis are different respiratory infections but they ...