people who are mostly around sick people like nurses
and doctors
Its Most common hiding place is in the lungs.
the lungs and chest area is where most of the injury is done!!
Any one can be infected with Whooping Cough/Pertussis. Babies are the most susceptible though.
The continent of Africa is affected the most by whooping cough (also known as Pertussis). In particular, the country of Niger suffers the most from the disease.
Females.
Most of the time, a bacteria called bordetella pertussis is inhaled, colonizes your lungs and then you get the characteristic whooping cough.
The Pertussis, or whooping cough vaccination is called the DTaP for children and the vaccination for adolescents and adults is called the the Tdap. Both protect against whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria.
Babies
Penicillin is not effective against whooping cough, which is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. While penicillin can treat a variety of bacterial infections, whooping cough requires specific antibiotics like azithromycin or clarithromycin for effective treatment. These antibiotics help reduce the severity and duration of the illness, especially if administered early in the infection. Vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent whooping cough.
While people of any age can contract whooping cough, children under the age of two are at the highest risk for both the disease and for serious complications
Whooping cough is a disease that affects the lungs and airways of the body. A deep cough starts and gets progressively worse and is very hard to stop and cure.
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.