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What is the worst case scenario as to how long whooping cough lasts in an adult?
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What is considered a persistent cough?
A persistent cough lasts for over a week , with no response to cough syrups.
What are whooping cough symptoms?
The disease usually takes one to three weeks to incubate, with the child usually passing through three stages. The following are the most common symptoms of whooping cough, according to each stage. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:catarrhal stage (often lasts one to two weeks): mild coughlow grade feverrunny noseacute phase (may last for several weeks): cough gets worse and comes in severe fitscough is dry and harshcough ends with a whoop sound on inspirationchild may vomit with the coughing and appear to be strangling on the vomitcough can be started by many factors, including feeding, crying, or playingrecovery phase (usually begins around the fourth week): vomiting and the whooping cough cease firstthe cough usually decreases around the sixth week, but may continue on occasion for the next one to 2 monthsWhooping cough can last up to several weeks and can lead to pneumonia.The symptoms of whooping cough may resemble other medical conditions. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis.
How long is whooping cough contagious?
A person is contageous with Whooping cough (pertussis) for anywhere from 5 - 14 days during what is called the "catarrhal" stage. This is when you have a runny nose (generally with clear mucus), mild aches, sneezing, low-grade fever (perhaps) and other symptoms that appear to be like a cold. Whooping cough has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal and recovery. Antibiotics - if given during the first stage of the disease - help to more quickly reduce the impact of infection and reduce the period when you are infectious. Once you get to the second state (violent coughing fits), your body will deal with the infection in its own good time and antibiotics do little good. Recovery can take up to three to six months, or more, depending upon the severity of the disease and age. Relapses of coughing are common but tend to lessen in severity over time.
What will happen to you after you have had whooping cough?
Pertussis is a bacteria (Bortadella pertussis). Philosophically, Disease serves to remind creatures of regular life; providing a balance to, hopefully, not underestimate a broad normalcy in health and life. As for the disease, the most common route occurs when bacterial transmission of aerosolized droplets from respiratory tracts of infected persons successfully integrates in "your" body..... lexically.
When do Cicadas die off in Kansas?
Their adult life span only lasts four to six weeks.
Can you get lip pierced while on an antibiotic?
Even if you are already being treated for whooping cough (pertussis), it's never a good idea to get your lip piercing while you still have it. Generally an out break of pertussis lasts about six weeks, but if you continually have the bacteria in or around a new piercing it's asking for trouble. You could irritate, infect, or prolong the healing time of the piercing which leads to permanent scarring, and possibly a longer recovery time in general from the whooping cough. Not to mention (number one reason not to by the way), a new piercing in the lip is incredibly tender and easy to tear, so constant sneezing, coughing, wheezing, or any convulsive muscle movement is not only dangerous, but incredibly painful! Just wait until your over the illness, you'll heal faster, and you won't have to deal with the pain. :)
What should you do when your cough goes on for months and it sounds really bad?
Any persistent cough that lasts longer than a couple of weeks should be evaluated by a health care professional. If this has been bad for months, then you should consult a physician for an examination and evaluation as soon as possible.
Can delsym get you high?
Yes, it can. However, the high from delsym isn't as strong as the high from robitussin cough gels or zicam. The reason for this is delsym is time released. The high lasts longer but lacks intensity. For best results, down a 5 oz of delsym along with 15 robitussin cough gels or a bottle of zicam cough max. Happy tripping!
When does a pit bull stop teething?
Teething in pit bulls lasts for 3-4 months as their adult teeth come in.
Is whooping cough contagouse?
Yes. It is caused by pertussis and is highly contagious, and sometimes lethal, to people who have not been immunized. It is the "P" the DTaP immunization given to infants and small children and the Tdap "tetanus booster". People who have had the shots are much more resistant to getting the infection. If they do get it then it is usually much more mild then it otherwise would be. Recently it was determined that the infant vaccine immunity wanes and teens and young adults were getting pertussis infections. They would get a nagging cough that lasts for 3-4 weeks but not "whoop", probably because their airways are larger. The recently added the pertussis booster to the tetanus booster (formerly just Td).
Common name for influenza?
another word for pertussis is whooping cough ( or ), is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis . Symptoms are initially mild, and then develop into severe coughing fits, which produce the namesake high-pitched "whoop" sound in infected babies and children when they inhale air after coughing.[1] The coughing stage lasts for approximately six weeks before subsiding. In some countries, this disease is called the 100 days' cough or cough of 100 days.[2]Prevention via vaccination is of primary importance as treatment is of little clinical benefit to the person infected.[3] Antibiotics, however, do decrease the duration of infectiousness and are thus recommended.[3] The disease currently affects 48.5 million people yearly, resulting in nearly 295,000 deaths.
What is the sourest in the world?
toxic waste..its REALLY sour at first but is just taste like gross cough dropswarheads extreme sour..its kinda the same as toxic waste but more sour and the sourness lasts longer.dare devils death drool----its hella sour on the inside and the middle. it also lasts a long time.
