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Whooping Cough in Children: Recognising It and Why Vaccination Matters

Whooping cough has a reputation as a Victorian disease consigned to history by vaccination. In reality, it resurfaces with predictable cyclicality — t...

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Croup and Laryngitis in Young Children: Recognising and Managing the Barking Cough

The first time you hear a croupy cough you tend not to forget it. It is 2am, the child has gone to bed with a streaming nose, and the sound that wakes...

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Croup in Children: What It Is, What to Do, and When to Seek Help

Croup is one of the most recognisable and alarming childhood illnesses for parents who encounter it for the first time — the barking, seal-like cough...

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Bronchitis in Young Children: What Parents Need to Know

A child with a cough that has settled into the chest, sounds rattly or productive, and comes with a fever almost always prompts the same parental ques...

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