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US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Highest Any Country Has Suffered in One Day - The Daily Beast US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Highest Any Country Has Suffered in One Day - The Daily Beast Posted: 03 Apr 2020 02:26 AM PDT The United States suffered 1,169 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic in 24 hours, breaking a new record for the most fatalities any country has reported in a day and pushing the total death toll to over 6,000. The previous record was set in Italy on March 27, when it reported 969 new coronavirus deaths in one day at the height of its outbreak, although Italy is obviously a much smaller country. The Johns Hopkins University coronavirus pandemic tracker shows that 6,058 people have now died in the U.S. and 245,573 have tested positive. Global cases shot to over a million on Thursday and over 53,000 people have died. Read it at BBC News You are subscribed to email updates from "hitis symptoms...

Can you have pneumonia without a cough? Other symptoms and more - Medical News Today Can you have pneumonia without a cough? Other symptoms and more - Medical News Today Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Pneumonia is the medical term for lung inflammation. The condition typically occurs when a person acquires a viral, bacterial, or fungal lung infection. Pneumonia usually triggers respiratory symptoms such as a cough. However, a person can have the condition without a cough. Those who do not experience this symptom are likely to experience other indications. This article outlines the common and atypical signs and symptoms of pneumonia. We also list the different types of pneumonia and their causes, as well as information on treatments, prevention, and when to speak with a doctor. The signs and symptoms of pneumonia vary from person to person. Some people may experience a mild illness that clears up on its own. Others may ha...

TIPS TO SURVIVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK - Blog - The Island Now TIPS TO SURVIVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK - Blog - The Island Now Posted: 30 Nov 2020 09:23 AM PST Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Even infants these days know what asthma attacks look like. The moment they find you coughing intensively, they will run to get you the inhaler. But what if the inhaler is completely used up and you have forgotten to replace it? Given that either of them is a common possibility, even the thought of such a situation sends the spine a chill. So, it's needless to say that one requires to be aware of what to do during an asthma attack without an inhaler, for themselves as well as their close ones. Let's begin from the beginning. WHAT IS ASTHMA? WHAT ARE ITS SYMPTOMS Asthma is a health condition where the airways of the lungs swell up and become narrow. It might also lead to incessant coughs, breathing difficulty, shortness of breath, and a wh...

TIPS TO SURVIVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK - Blog - The Island Now TIPS TO SURVIVE AN ASTHMA ATTACK - Blog - The Island Now Posted: 30 Nov 2020 09:23 AM PST Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Even infants these days know what asthma attacks look like. The moment they find you coughing intensively, they will run to get you the inhaler. But what if the inhaler is completely used up and you have forgotten to replace it? Given that either of them is a common possibility, even the thought of such a situation sends the spine a chill. So, it's needless to say that one requires to be aware of what to do during an asthma attack without an inhaler, for themselves as well as their close ones. Let's begin from the beginning. WHAT IS ASTHMA? WHAT ARE ITS SYMPTOMS Asthma is a health condition where the airways of the lungs swell up and become narrow. It might also lead to incessant coughs, breathing difficulty, shortness of breath, and a wh...

Can you have pneumonia without a cough? Other symptoms and more - Medical News Today Can you have pneumonia without a cough? Other symptoms and more - Medical News Today Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Pneumonia is the medical term for lung inflammation. The condition typically occurs when a person acquires a viral, bacterial, or fungal lung infection. Pneumonia usually triggers respiratory symptoms such as a cough. However, a person can have the condition without a cough. Those who do not experience this symptom are likely to experience other indications. This article outlines the common and atypical signs and symptoms of pneumonia. We also list the different types of pneumonia and their causes, as well as information on treatments, prevention, and when to speak with a doctor. The signs and symptoms of pneumonia vary from person to person. Some people may experience a mild illness that clears up on its own. Others may ha...

Food that boost your immunity - Telegraph India Food that boost your immunity - Telegraph India Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:14 PM PST It is not that immune-healthy people do not fall sick. They do but they recover quickly Hena Nafis   |     |   Published 30.11.20, 01:44 AM The word 'immunity' is a much-used one in 2020. Recovery during the ongoing pandemic is much dependant on one's immune system. The idea of boosting your immune system is appealing, but is it even possible to strengthen your immune system to cope with something like Covid-19? Let's get our defence right. What is immunity? In simple words, immunity is our body's natural defence system, which protects us from invasions by foreign substances. There are special mechanisms in place, which can destroy foreign substances, like bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasite; before they multiply and cause illness. The immune system is made up of special o...

Coughing Up Phlegm: What The Color Of Your Sputum Says About Your Health - Medical Daily Coughing Up Phlegm: What The Color Of Your Sputum Says About Your Health - Medical Daily Posted: 09 Sep 2015 12:00 AM PDT It's not uncommon when you develop a hacking cough from deep down in your lungs to cough up a gel-like substance known as phlegm, or sputum. While you may think nothing of it, simply associating it with your sickness, the color of the mucus can tell you some things about the pathogens invading your body. The body is a mucus-making machine, producing about 1 to 1.5 liters of phlegm every day , even when you're healthy. "In health, phlegm/mucus is mostly clear and minimal," Dr. Matthew Exline , a pulmonologist and critical care specialist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Medical Daily in an email. "If you are coughing up significant amounts of phlegm you could have an infection or allergie...