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Infections

The “immunity debt”

A recent News article: "Immunity debt" suggests that much of what we are seeing this fall (2022) relates to a lack of our immune systems seeing many viruses during the Covid-19 pandemic while masking was widespread. The idea of an "immunity debt" - where our immune...

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Reactive airways

See also: How Long Does A Cough Last? The most common feature of Covid-19 and the recent wave of cold/flu this fall is "reactive airways," which is like a temporary cough-variant asthma with inflammation in the lungs. The most typical symptom is "coughing fits,"...

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How long does a cough last?

See also: Reactive Airways Source: CMA InfoPoem Mean duration of cough is 18 days; patients expect about 1 week Clinical questionDoc, how long will this cough last and when are you gonna give me some antibiotics? Bottom lineIn published studies of patients with cough...

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