Whooping_Cough

Whooping Cough Another name for the whooping caugh is Pertussis. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that is most dangerous to children under two years old. Since whooping cough can be deadly, vaccination and treatment against whooping cough is very important. Vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus and hib, is combined into one injection called "dpt/hib". This vaccination is usually given to a baby when he or she is 2 months old age and again at 4 and 6 months old. There is also a booster shot given to these babies at 18 months and at 4 - 6 years old. This series of treatments usually prevents whooping cough. In rare cases whooping cough may occur even though one has recieved vaccination (ex. full immunity has not developed). The symptoms of whooping cough in these cases, however, are generally much worse. Vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough may cause fever, tenderness, redness and swelling in the area where this child was injected. These symptoms can last one to two days. In some very rare cases, serious reactions to the whooping cough part of the vaccination can occur , especially if your child has a history of whooping, cough, coughing, very, vaccination, treatment, one, pertussis, old, doctor, disease, child, cases, about, way, severe, out, occur, months, important, help, given, babies, antibiotic, weeks, vaccine, time, symptoms, someone, serious, rare, prevent, pneumonia, parents