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Bookmark or Share- Whooping cough in adults: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatmentWhooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious condition. This infection is most common in infants, but people of all ages can contract it. Whooping cough symptoms tend to be less severe...
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis): Causes, Symptoms & PreventionWhooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious respiratory infection that causes a distinctive “whooping” cough. The condition can cause bouts of repeated, violent coughing that may come and go and last for weeks or months.
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in Adults | Johns Hopkins MedicineWhooping cough, or pertussis, is very contagious and mainly affects infants and young children. Whooping cough is caused by a bacterium called B ordetella pertussis. The illness is characterized by coughing spells that end with a characteristic "whoop" as air is inhaled.
- Pertussis in Adults - American Lung AssociationVaccination for pertussis is recommended for adults of all ages in the United States. Asthma or COPD puts you at greater risk for infection and complications from pertussis. Anyone can get pertussis, which is a preventable infectious respiratory disease.
- Whooping cough - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicWhooping 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.
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