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Yes. While prevention via vaccination is recommended, if one does contract Whooping Cough (AKA Pertussis) antibiotics are administered to shorten the duration of the infection.
Three of the main antibiotics prescriped for Whooping Cough are Azithromycin, Erythromycin, and Clarithromycin
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Is the Whooping Cough curable?
Yes, through the use of antibiotics.
What disease has the symptoms of short fast coughs ending with a whoop sound?
It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
How do you cure whooping cough?
the most important thing to do is go to a doctor then get a vaccine before you get whooping cough if not there could be some bad bad bad side affects with this. including the fact that you could die or vomit or stop breathing for long periods of time.
What shape is whooping cough?
the shape of whooping cough
Is there a treatment for whooping cough?
Antibiotics work to decrease duration of illness and risk of spread if given early in the disease.
How do you know you have Whooping cough?
If ur cough makes a whooping sound when u breathe in or cough
Where in the world does whooping cough occur?
Every where in the world you will find whooping cough.
Use whooping cough in a sentence?
We were up all night with a baby who has the whooping cough.
Is whooping cough faital?
so you've asked if whooping cough is fatal? well for tiny babies it can lead to a fatal out come but for adults and children defiantly decreases. the things people need to know about whooping cough is that it is highly contagious. everyone mistakes whooping cough as a whooping or wheezy sound but in actual fact that sound is only common in new Born's or babies not children or adults, this is the reason it spreads because people just think its your average cough just lasting a long time. another thing you need to know is that if you get antibiotics within the first week or so it then dramatically decreases the chance of it been passed on to another person. so go to you local GP as soon as possible. and i know this because i have whooping cough and have seen almost seven doctors also everyone that is around you also needs to go onto the same antibiotics
Prevention from whooping cough?
In the UK all children are immunized agains whooping cough in their childhood immunisations therefore preventing whooping cough.
When did the whooping cough start?
Whooping cough began January 2010. It began with infants and newborns.
Does cvs give whooping cough shots?
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