2024年4月2日 · There are three stages of clinical pertussis: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent. Clinical presentation, complications, and risk of death can differ based on age and vaccination status. Characterized by: Paroxysmal attacks occur frequently at night, with an average of 15 attacks per 24 hours.

The classic symptoms of pertussis are a paroxysmal cough, inspiratory whoop, and fainting, or vomiting after coughing. [19] The cough from pertussis has been documented to cause subconjunctival hemorrhages, rib fractures, urinary incontinence, hernias, …

2022年2月11日 · 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.

2024年4月15日 · Whooping cough gets its name from its most famous symptom – a "whoop" sound you might make when you gasp for air at the end of a coughing fit. But it doesn't happen in all adults, so it's...

2022年10月7日 · Increased intrathoracic pressure from coughing may result in petechiae above the nipple line, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and epistaxis. Breath sounds are variable. Auscultation may reveal clear lungs or rhonchi, while rales suggest superimposed pneumonia. The inspiratory whoop or gasp is usually heard in children between 6 months and 5 years old.

2025年2月13日 · Whooping cough (also called pertussis or the “100-day cough”) is a respiratory infection known for the high-pitched “whoop” sound some people make after coughing. Pertussis affects people of all ages but usually causes the most severe symptoms in infants. Antibiotics stop the infection from spreading to others and may make symptoms less severe.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccine-preventable respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis is extremely contagious and is spread from person to person by coughing or sneezing. Symptoms usually develop within 5-10 days after exposure, but sometimes up to 3 weeks later.

Pertussis begins with mild upper respiratory tract symptoms similar to the common cold (catarrhal stage) and progresses to cough, usually paroxysms of cough (paroxysmal stage), characterized by inspiratory whoop (gasping) after repeated cough on the same breath, which commonly is followed by post-tussive emesis.

2022年10月8日 · Paroxysmal phase: Severe dry cough, inspiratory “whoop,” post-tussive vomiting, apnoea in infants. More severe in younger children; cough persists for weeks despite antibiotics. Convalescent phase: Paroxysms decrease in frequency/severity, lasting 2 months or …

It is characterized by rapid, violent, and uncontrolled coughing fits (paroxysms) due to difficulty expelling thick mucus from the tracheobronchial tree. Typically consist of a short expiratory burst followed by an inspiratory gasp (causing the characteristic 'whoop' sound).