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It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
the shape of whooping cough
If ur cough makes a whooping sound when u breathe in or cough
Whooping cough is caused by inhalation of the airborne droplets of someone infected with pertussis which is a virus. A person with pertussis who coughs or sneezes around an unvaccinated person may spread the disease readily.
Every where in the world you will find whooping cough.
The whooping cough is spread when you come into contact with droplets of fluid coming from the infected person's nose or throat. If these droplets are inhaled or getting them on your hands and then touching your nose or mouth.
We were up all night with a baby who has the whooping cough.
In the UK all children are immunized agains whooping cough in their childhood immunisations therefore preventing whooping cough.
Antibiotics work to decrease duration of illness and risk of spread if given early in the disease.
Whooping cough began January 2010. It began with infants and newborns.
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The medical term, pertussis, is what causes whooping cough. Whooping cough is coughing uncontrollably, then gasping for air, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis.