Whooping cough: Symptoms, contagion, treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: Barking, staccato cough, wheezing breathing sound when taking a breath after the attacks, less typical symptoms in adults. Course of disease and prognosis: Symptoms often persist for several weeks, usually whooping cough heals without consequences. Complications are possible; in babies, severe and life-threatening courses are possible. Causes and risk factors: Bacterial infection … Whooping cough: Symptoms, contagion, treatment
