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Whooping cough is the unofficial name for a disease known to doctors as "pertussis." The reason it is called whooping cough is because it causes the patient to cough uncontrollably. In some cases when the patient attempts to draw a breath after his coughing spell, a "whooping" sound is heard. Pertussis is caused by an airborne bacteria that is easily spread between people. Families can easily spread whooping cough between the members. People can also contract whooping cough by close contact with an infected person in day cares, schools, and dormitories.
At first, it can seem that a child infected with whooping cough has nothing more than a simple cold. It begins with a runny nose, slight fever, and possibly some diarrhea. But within ten to twelve days, the illness develops into a nasty cough. These coughing spells are so severe that they may lead to vomiting, choking, or loss of consciousness. The coughing fits can last for up to six weeks.
Adults and older children usually manage to recover from whooping cough over time, but for the elderly, those with poor immune systems, and babies, whooping cough can be quite dangerous. Among babies less than a year old, over half who contract pertussis must be hospitalized. One in five infants with whooping cough end up with pneumonia, and one child in one hundred will have convulsions due to this illness. In 2010, over twenty-seven thousand people were diagnosed with whooping cough in the United States, but it frequently goes undiagnosed. Twenty-seven people died from this illness, with twenty-five of those deaths being babies less than a year of age.
This disease is easily prevented by a simple vaccine in infancy. In the United States the preferred vaccine is the DTaP. This vaccine protects against three different diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Children need five shots of this vaccine over the course of their childhood for full protection against this disease. Protection from whooping cough can fade over time, so it is important for adolescents and adults to periodically get "booster" shots.
Whooping cough does not need to affect your family. Get everyone vaccinated against this easily preventable disease. Not only will you be protecting your own family, you will be helping everyone around you remain healthier as well.
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Prevention from whooping cough?
In the UK all children are immunized agains whooping cough in their childhood immunisations therefore preventing whooping cough.
What disease has the symptoms of short fast coughs ending with a whoop sound?
It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
How can you prevent dying from the whooping cough?
by immunization in form of DPT vaccine
What shape is whooping cough?
the shape of whooping cough
How do you know you have Whooping cough?
If ur cough makes a whooping sound when u breathe in or cough
What is the called when your cough end with a whoop?
A cough that ends with a whoop is called pertussis, also known as whooping cough. This highly contagious bacterial infection causes severe coughing fits that end with a distinctive "whooping" sound as the person tries to inhale. Vaccination is the best way to prevent pertussis.
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.
What is Diphterial Tetanus Pertussis vACCINE?
It is a vaccine to prevent Whooping Cough (also known as Pertussis).
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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Pertussis is the medical name for what?
The medical term, pertussis, is what causes whooping cough. Whooping cough is coughing uncontrollably, then gasping for air, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
