Coughing Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Coughing and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Agent: Pneumonic plague (Bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: AerosolPrimary route of entry: InhalationGeneral signs and symptoms: High fever, chills, headache, coughing up of blood (hemoptysis), and toxemia, progressing rapidly to difficulty in breathing (dyspnea), and bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes (cyanosis).There is another form of the disease called “bubonic plague”. While it is caused by the same organism, it is not transmissible through human contact. Pneumonic plague is transmissible through human contact. | View Page |
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| Lung-damaging or Choking Agents Example: Phosgene Physical Properties: Heavy gas, smells like fresh cut hay. General Signs and Symptoms: Coughing and choking, followed by tightness in chess, nausea, vomiting and headache. Death is due to the accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Relative Rate of Action: Immediate in high concentrations to several hours in low concentrations. | View Page |