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Whooping Cough / Pertussis == Pertussis (also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough) is a highly contagious bacterial disease . Initially, symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever, and mild cough. This is then followed by weeks of severe coughing fits. Following a fit of coughing, a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes in....
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) is an asthma-like condition. RADS can occur after a single exposure to very high levels of an irritant. Or it can happen after repeated exposures to low or moderate levels of an irritant. An irritant is a substance that causes swelling, tightening (narrowing), or other harmful effects of the airways in the lungs. This makes it hard to breath...
Hypostatic pneumonia usually results from the collection of fluid in the dorsal region of the lungs and occurs especially in those (as the bedridden or elderly) confined to a supine position for extended periods. Pneumonia resulting from infection developing in the dependent portions of the lungs due to decreased ventilation of those areas, with resulting failure to drain bronchial secr...