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Whooping Cough
Description
Whooping cough is a highly contagious type. Transmission can occur via coughingpatients who inhaled by healthy people. The disease is caused by the bacteriumBordetella, there is also caused B. parapertussis.
Symptoms
Symptoms of whooping cough include:
* Colds
* Sneezing
* red eyes, watery eyes
* Mild fever
* dry cough
Treatment
If whooping cough in infants, babies should be treated in hospital for whooping cough is more dangerous for that age group. It is therefore important for the baby to be immunized at 2, 4, 6, and 18 months and 4-6 years.
