Whooping Cough by Luka Khalil https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5 By Luka Khalil en-us 2020-06-04 08:56:26 UTC 2025-10-24 11:21:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Description lkhalil21 https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610557837 Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. 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.]]> 2020-06-04 09:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610557837 History lkhalil21 https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610561384 It was first recognized in the Middle Ages and since then various epidemics have been described. Jules Bordet and Octave Gengou isolated Bordetella pertussis, a causative agent for whooping cough, in Paris more than 100 years ago, which created an excellent opportunity to invent a vaccine.]]> 2020-06-04 09:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610561384 Symptoms lkhalil21 https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610561699 Besides a cough that sounds like "whoop", symptoms include a runny nose, nasal congestion and sneezing.

People may experience:
Cough: can be chronic or severe
Nasal: congestion, runny nose, or sneezing
Whole body: fatigue or fever
Also common: paroxysmal cough, episodes of no breathing, vomiting, or watery eyes
]]> 2020-06-04 09:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610561699 Treatment and cures lkhalil21 https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610563677 It's a bacterial infection, so it can be treated with antibiotics, usually erythromycin or a family of antibiotics like erythromycin. Erythromycin is taken for 2 weeks. If antibiotics are recommended, they should take all the doses and finish the recommended course.]]> 2020-06-04 09:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610563677 Facts lkhalil21 https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610565714 2020-06-04 09:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lkhalil21/5fcb1cidik0072r5/wish/610565714