百日咳（發音爲：per-TUSS-iss）是一種突發性肺部和上呼吸道感染疾病。

此疾病有三個階段：. 孩子開始出現流鼻涕和輕度咳嗽等類似感冒的症狀。

第二階段時咳嗽 ...Skiptomaincontentsharethispagemore_horizTweetShareDownload  Pertussis(whoopingcough)PPertussis(whoopingcough)Pertussis(whoopingcough)EnglishRespiratoryChild(0-12years);Teen(13-18years)Trachea;LungsTrachea;LungsConditionsanddiseasesCaregiversAdult(19+)Cough;Fever;Runnynose;Vomiting2014-06-17T04:00:00Z7.3000000000000065.5000000000000933.000000000000Health(A-Z)-ConditionsHealthA-Z

​Readaboutthesymptomsandtreatmentofwhoopingcough,abacterialinfectionaffectingthelungs.

Pertussis,alsoknownaswhoopingcough,isasudden-onsetbacterialinfectionofthelungsandupperrespiratorytract.

Pertussiscanbeaveryseriousillnessinbabiesbecausetheirairwaysaresmall.Babiesunderthreemonthsorolderbabieswithdifficultybreathing,eatingordrinkingmayneedtobeadmittedtohospitaltosupporttheirbreathingandnutrition.

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Keypoints

• Whoopingcoughcanbeaseriousbacterialinfectioninchildren.
• Youcanpreventpertussisbyhavingyourchildvaccinatedandgettingaboostershotifneeded.Askyourhealth-careproviderforadvice.
• Whoopingcoughcanbetreatedwithantibiotics.Peoplewhocomeinclosecontactwithyourchildwillneedtotakemedication.
• Seeyourdoctorifyourchild'scoughgetsworseoroccursinclusters.Call911ifyourchild'scoughmakesbreathingdifficultorcausesyourchild'sfacetoturnblueorifyourchildhasaseizure.

Signsandsymptomsofpertussis

Commonsymptomsinclude:

• persistent,severecoughingthatoccursinclusters
• acoughfollowedbyvomitingofmilk,foodormucus
• achangeinthecolourofthefacewhencoughing
• ahigh-pitchedwhoopsoundwhenbreathingin.

Symptomsstartsevento14daysafterachildisexposedtotheinfection.

Causesofpertussis

Thisillnessiscausedbythebacteria(germ)Bordetellapertussis.Youcanalmostalwayspreventpertussisbyhavingyourchildvaccinated.

Ifyouoryourchildhasbeenvaccinated,theimmu