Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a bacteria (Bordetella pertussis.). In many people, it's marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like "whoop."
Before the vaccine was developed, whooping cough was considered a childhood disease. Now whooping cough primarily affects children too young to have completed the full course of vaccinations and teenagers and adults whose immunity has faded.
Deaths associated with whooping cough are rare but most commonly occur in infants. That's why it's so important for pregnant women — and other people who will have close contact with an infant — to be vaccinated against whooping cough.
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| WHOOPING COUGH |
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| WHOOPING COUGH/PERTUSSIS |
Signs and symptoms:
One to three weeks will take to appear signs and symptoms of whooping cough.
- Mild fever
- Running nose
- Nasal congestion
- Sneezing with red watery eyes
- Dry cough
- Severe and prolonged coughing attacks may induce vomiting, the patient face turns in a red or blue, and end with a high-pitched "whoop" sound during the next breath of air.
Complications:
- Bruised or fractured ribs
- Broken blood vessels in the skin
- Abdominal hernias
Complications from whooping cough are more severe in infants (under 6 months of age):
- Ear infections
- Pneumonia
- Decreased or stopped breathing
- Dehydration
- Fits
- Brain damage
Homoeopathy treatment for Whooping cough in Kids:
- Aconite
- Belladona
- Cuprum
- Drosera
- Ipecac
- Ant.tart
- Cina
- Bryonia
- Kali bich
- Phosphorous
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| HOMOEOPATHY FOR WHOOPING COUGH |
Management:
- Receive plenty of fluids
- Bed rest
- Isolation (children should be kept from spreading the infection to others).
Prevention:
Pertussis vaccination is given with diphtheria and tetanus. And then doses at 4 months and 6 months. A booster dose is given at 15 to 18 months, and another booster at 4 to 6 years.
