cough

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Symptoms include rash, fever, cough and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Officials said they are monitoring all cruise passengers for flulike symptoms like fever, body aches, dizziness, cough, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Some cases are asymptomatic or limited to body aches, an upset stomach and a mild cough.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

But as I opened my mouth to tell him that he had been betrayed, we were interrupted by the sound of a snap, a rustle of stones, and what might have been a polite cough.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri