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cough

noun as in expelled air with sound

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verb as in expelling air with sound

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Some symptoms can include fever, chills with cough, shortness of breath if the bacteria infect the lung, and pain or blood when urinating if the bladder/kidneys are infected.

The Rangers fans would cough up a lot more than that for an audience with the man, for a chance to air their views by way of a venting of the spleen.

From BBC

She values the importance of kindergarten learning, she said, but even without a fever, if her child is drowsy or coughing, he “won’t be paying attention anyway.”

Another disease to watch out for is pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, for instance, used to be rare, but are now a monthly occurrence, she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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