Whooping cough gets its name from its most famous symptom – a "whoop" sound you might make when you gasp for air at the end of acoughingfit. But it doesn't happen in all adults, so it's important to learn the range of symptoms you might get – from a runny nose to a hacking c...
Whooping cough, or pertussis, gets its name from the "whoop" sound that a person (typically a child) makes when he or she gasps for air after a coughing fit.(Image credit:Ilike|Shutterstock) Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that ca...
During this phase of the disease, parents often think that it is “a bit of a cold” and the child continues to go to school or kindergarten, infecting others. The cough gradually increases in intensity and duration and becomes spasmodic. Whooping cough is so specific that a doctor needs to...
WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSIS Infectious disease of children. There is cough, mild fever. The cough is a loud crowing inspiratory whoop. Causative agent is B pertussis. An acute, infectious disease characterized by a catarrhal stage, followed by a peculiar paroxysmal cough, ending in a whooping ins...
Be Vigilant for the Signs of Whooping Cough
Whooping cough, also known as Pertussis is one of the most contagious bacterial infections that lead to uncontrollable coughing often ending with a whooping sound that mostly occurs when a person tries to breathe in. The whooping cough, caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria often cause great...
Parents of many students at theKiona-Benton City School Districtwere warned last week of an outbreak of whooping cough. It’s particularly serious, or even deadly, for babies younger than 1 year old, and is just one of the respiratory illnesses infecting people around the Tri-Cities this mont...
The pertussis vaccine is recommended for both adults and children. This vaccine helps prevent the spread of infection of whooping cough in infants and others. Vaccines are available beginning at 2 months old, and typically require four more doses at regular intervals with the last dose given at...
WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSIS Infectious disease of children. There is cough, mild fever. The cough is a loud crowing inspiratory whoop. Causative agent is B pertussis. An acute, infectious disease characterized by a catarrhal stage, followed by a peculiar paroxysmal cough, ending in a whooping ins...