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Whooping cough (pertussis) can be a serious respiratory infection. Vaccines made from killed whole Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) were developed, but they could cause serious and permanent nervous system disorders such as convulsions, encephalopathy and hypotonic-hyporesponsive episodes, as well as minor adverse events, such as anorexia, drowsiness, ...

Acetylcysteine and carbocysteine are the most commonly prescribed mucolytic drugs. This systematic review aimed at assessing their efficacy and safety for treating acute upper and lower respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in children without chronic broncho-pulmonary disease. A subgroup analysis among patients younger than two years was performed. Forty-nine ...

Chickenpox (varicella) is caused by a virus. It begins with a fever, followed by a rash of red pimples which become itchy sores that form scabs. Chickenpox usually affects children from one to 14 years. In young babies, adults or people with impaired immune system, chickenpox is more severe. Treatments include lotions to relieve itchiness, paracetamol ...

Doctors commonly recommend that people with acute respiratory infections drink extra fluids. Acute infections include colds, acute sinusitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and influenza. This review intended to find out the benefit or harm from this recommendation. Potential benefits of fluids are replacing fluid lost because of fever ...

The drugs amantadine and rimantadine can both help prevent and relieve the symptoms of influenza A in adults, but amantadine has more adverse effects. The flu can be caused by many different viruses. One type is influenza A, with headaches, coughs and runny noses that can last for many days and lead to serious illnesses such as pneumonia. Amantadine ...

Influenza is a respiratory infection in which cough, runny nose, headache and fever are frequent manifestations. Most symptoms resolve without treatment within three to seven days. However, hospitalisation, pneumonia and even death may occur as rare complications of the illness, especially among children and the elderly. Pandemics are also a reason ...

Infections acquired in intensive care units (ICUs) are important complications of the treatment of patients with very severe diseases who need ventilation (mechanical breathing support). Some people will die because of these infections. Considerable efforts have been made to evaluate methods for reducing this problem; one of these involves the use of ...

Acute laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. The most common symptoms are hoarseness, fever, sore throat, postnasal discharge and difficulty in swallowing. Antibiotics are frequently prescribed by physicians or self-prescribed. Reasons for over-prescribing antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infection such as acute laryngitis are varied but ...

Sinusitis is one of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor, with 20 million visits for this condition every year in the USA alone. There are four pairs of sinuses linked to the bony structures around the nose: the maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses. In sinusitis, these membrane-lined air spaces become infected, which causes ...

Acute otitis media (AOM) is common in children, causing pain and deafness. Though AOM usually resolves without treatment, it is often treated with antibiotics. This review found that antibiotics are not very useful for most children with AOM. Antibiotics marginally decreased the number of children with pain at 24 hours (when most children were better), ...