Whooping Cough

What is Whooping Cough?

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a both a very highly contagious and transmittable disease, especially in children. Before the vaccine was created, which will be mentioned below, it is extremely dangerous for children and possibly fatal for babies because the coughing can mess up the breathing pattern of children. Statistics aren't clear, but it is estimated that 10000-50000 people catch whooping cough every and 20 babies die from it every year. 

Symptoms:

- Fever

- Runny Nose

- Nasal Congestion

- Red eyes

- Cough

- Vomiting

- Red-ish Face

- Blue-ish Face

- Fatigueness

- "Whoop" at the end of breath

Transmission:

Whooping cough is spread airborne, and is very contagious. If someone's bodily fluids like saliva gets into an individual's nose, mouth or eyes, it can be spread. Symptoms usually worsen 2 weeks after of contracting the disease, and it is contagious even 2 weeks after symptoms start.

Treatment:

Antibiotics are usually the treatment because Pertussis is a bacteria.

Prevention:

Taking the vaccine will lower your chance of catching Whooping Cough by a lot. However, nothing is 100% effective, and you still have to be careful around sick people.