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Whooping Cough
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, it is a highly contagious respiratory infection. All questions concerning symptoms, diagnosis, causes, transmission, treatments and prevention may be found here.
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How long has the whooping cough been around for?
They have probably been around for a very long time, but no one really knew what to call them. Cold sores have been around for about 2000 years, the Emperor Thiberius was said to have banned kissing because a lot of people in Rome had cold sores at the time. Cold sores was said to be a common disease of prostitutes. Oral herpes wasn't found as a virus until the 1940s.
Whooping cough - or pertussis - is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in.
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.
Is it whooping cough when you cough a lot and your back hurts?
You are in pain with the whooping cough because your parents did not get you vaccinated.
What was the medieval cure for whooping cough?
people stuck a pipe down their throat and when the did they would put water on their neck. crazy but true
Is whooping cough staph or strep?
No. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative bacterial shaped rod.
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.
When did the whooping cough start?
Whooping cough began January 2010. It began with infants and newborns.
What happens if the whooping cough is left untreated?
Eventully the infectiopn would take over your whole lungs and sufficate you.
What happens if you have whooping cough?
you can get severe headaches from coughing so much
you can't breath,
you might want to go see a doctor immediately
signs of whooping cough are when you coughing so much that your throut fills with green mucus (seek medical attetion immedantly) not really this is all bull crap
The symptoms of Whooping Cough are as follows, runny nose, mild fever, mild cough and sneezing, these can be treated at the local hospital and doctors, depending on the age.
Can you get whooping cough more than once?
Probably. If you are an adult and had pertussis as a small child, your specific immunity may be weakened after all this time. It wouldn't hurt to get the vaccination, especially if you are going to be around babies.
When was the first whooping cough vaccine produced?
The Pertussis vaccine was developed in 1921 but was not widely used till the 1930s.
What is the number of victims with whooping cough?
Of those babies who get treatment for whooping cough in a hospital, about 1 out of 4 will get pneumonia and 1 or 2 out of 100 will die. Other complications include violent, uncontrolled shaking, life-threatening pauses in breathing, and brain disease.
How many people die from whooping cough per year?
about 5,000 to 10,000 people die in the U.S. each year.
Does getting a whooping cough vaccine hurt?
yes,
why?
because vaccine is a injected medicine for adults that can hurt you so much
How can you tell if you have whooping cough?
Bronchitis in children is very different to bronchitis in adults. In children it is normally referred to as acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis (depending on if the larger bronchi or the smaller bronchioles are affected). In adults the condition is chronic (meaning long term and usually incurable), in children it is acute, meaning it is more sudden in onset and short lived (the child will usually make a full recovery within two weeks).
The main symptoms of bronchiolitis are:
* a dry cough * increased breathlessness * feeding difficulty (due to breathlessness) * More effort required for breathing * sometimes wheezing Bronchiolitis can vary greatly in severity, most will recover without treatment, however in some cases it can require hospitalisation
if you are worried about your child take them to your GP as soon as possible. If they have any difficulty in breathing then call for an ambulance.
Can you vomit from whooping cough?
Usually that nasty medicine! Probably usually something you ate that day. Hoped this helped!
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I have another, more disgusting theory. Whenever I had the cold/flu, and I hadn't had anything to eat (or taken my cough syrup yet), I notice that any phlegm I may have swallowed (through lack of tissue or through accident) came back up soon after.
So it could be due to excess mucus in your stomach :S
Which pathogen causes whooping cough?
Most of the time, a bacteria called bordetella pertussis is inhaled, colonizes your lungs and then you get the characteristic whooping cough.
When was the whooping cough vaccine invented?
This a disease and it was never invented. Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century. The bacteria that causes the infection was discovered in 1906. The vaccine became available in the 1940's.
B. pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative bacterial shaped rod.
Why do people die from whooping cough?
Well, they CAN...but these days the SHOULDN'T
Yes, it can - but not directly unless you have a bunch of other stuff wrong with you.
How it can kill you is by causing cells to die and creating food for other bugs which can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia will happily end your life if it has the chance. A normal immune system and good general health will stop it at Whooping Cough.
When the blood pressure gets high the person will have an increased risk of?
If you have high blood-pressure, there is an increase in the risk of either a stroke or a heart attack.
What is the prevention for 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.
How do you get whooping cough?
Whooping cough(or pertussis) is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. When an infected person coughes or sneezes, the bacteria moves through the air. This is the reason Pertussis is an extremely contagious disease.
Where did whooping cough originate from?
Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century but it has been around for much longer than that.
