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The second stage occurs after 10 to 14 days and is signalled by a rapid increase in the frequency and severity of coughing. It's this cough that gives the disease its name. Half a dozen or more rapid coughs follow each other in quick succession, followed by a "whooping" sound as the person inhales deep and fast.
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Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable coughing. The name comes from the noise you make when you take a breath after you cough. You may have choking spells or may cough so hard that you vomit. ... Anyone can get whooping cough, but it is more common in infants and children.
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Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis (per-TUSS-is). This is a highly contagious respiratory disease that usually affects infants and young children. ... Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis (per-TUSS-is). This is a highly contagious respiratory disease that usually affects infants and young children.
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Whooping cough, which is the common name for the disease pertussis, is a highly communicable, vaccine-preventable illness that lasts for many weeks and most often affects children, causing severe coughing spasms and vomiting, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Whooping cough is the common name for Pertussis, a highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract. It is caused by ... One of the main symptoms is severe coughing spells, and the disease gets its common name from the "whoop" sound people often make as they try to catch their breath after one of these coughing spells.
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"Severe coughing is a prominent symptom. Because the child is short of breath, she inhales deeply and quickly between coughs. These breaths frequently make a “whooping” sound, which is how this illness got its common name. ... The group says whooping cough often acts like a common cold for a week or two. Then the cough...
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"Injections against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus are to be started at three months ... Vaccines and serums are given on the theory that they "act" in the same way as one "attack" of an "infectious" disease in immunizing the patient against a second "attack." Years ago, ... The common symptomatology includes fever,
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Whooping cough can be prevented with the pertussis vaccine, which is part of the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) immunization. DTaP immunizations are routinely given in five doses before a child's ... The first symptoms of whooping cough are similar to those of a common cold: ... Facts About Fifth Disease...
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Although most common in infants, even adults can suffer ... The disease gets its name from the characteristic whooping sound that is made when an infant, suffering from the infection breathes in after a bout of cough. Whooping cough in infants claimed a large number of lives before a vaccine for the disease was invented.
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