(pertussis)

WHOOPING COUGH

Whooping cough was discovered in 1906 by two French scientists and they found the pertussis bacteria. 5,000 to 10,000 people died due to the whooping cough bacteria.

Whooping cough now kills about 30 people n year due to us now having vaccines available to us.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE DISEASE, WHERE WAS IT FIST

DISCOVERED?

The symptoms are runny nose, mild fever, dry coughing, etc. It seems like a typical cold but it could also

be the whooping cough. In time the cough begins to be much more sever.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE? HOW IS IT

DIAGNOSED?

A person gets the disease by being around a person who as the whooping cough. If you have the vaccine there is a

less possibility way to get the disease.

HOW DOES THE PERSON CONTRACT THE DISEASE?

The infection last about 2-4 weeks, the cough paroxysm can persists for several months. If the infection wasn’t treated on time it could possibly last a couple of months. The patient is

contagious but it will not affect a person that has the whooping cough vaccine.

WHAT IS THE PROGNOSIS FOR THE PATIENT?

Whooping cough is usually treated with antibiotics. Early treatment is very important

so the disease wont get so serious.

HOW CAN THE DISEASE BE TREATED OR CURED?

Whooping cough can be prevented by getting the whooping cough vaccine. For adults and older children they will have to take the tdap vaccine. And for children younger than 7 years

of age they must take the Dtap vaccine.

HOW CAN THE DISEASE BE PREVENTED? ARE THERE VACCINES OR

ANTIBIOTICS?

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I guess it would be useful to find a cure that will stop it forever I guess we could do research and experiment to find

a better cure. And there isn't really a good cure but there is a way to prevent it with the Dtap or the Tdap vaccines.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THIS DISEASE ARE WE LIKELY TO EVER CURE IT? IS THE DISEASE USEFUL IN SOME OTHER WAY?

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Jenny McCarthy got whooping cough. She didn’t really know until she got a check up and due to her late

treatment her whooping cough lasted 72 day.

INTERESTING FACTS

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them _____________ to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger

get the _______________.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include __________,__________,__________.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with ____________.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about ______________ every year, now it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having

vaccines available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and

younger get the _______________.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include __________,__________,__________.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with ____________.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about ______________ every year, now it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having vaccines

available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and

younger get the Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include __________,__________,__________.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with ____________.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about ______________ every year, now it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having vaccines

available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger get the

Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include Runny nose, Mild fever, and dry cough.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with ____________.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about ______________ every year, now it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having vaccines available

for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger get the

Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include Runny nose,mild fever,and dry cough.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with Antibiotics4.Back then whooping cough killed about ______________ every year, now

it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having vaccines available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vacccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger get

the Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include Runny

nose,mild fever, and dry cough.3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with antibiotics.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about 5,000-10,000 every year, now it’s reduced to _____ per year due to having

vaccines available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger get the

Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include runny nose, mild fver, and dry cough.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with antiobiotics.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about 5,000-10,000 every year,

now it’s reduced to 30 per year due to having vaccines available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about _____________ and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ

Word Bank: DTap vaccine, tdap vaccine, antibiotics, runny nose, dry cough, mild fever, 5,000 to 10,000, 2-4 weeks,30

1.Adults and some children get them Tdap Vaccine to prevent whooping cough, meanwhile children of age 7 and younger get the

Dtap Vaccine.

2.Some symptoms of whooping cough include runny nose, mild fver, and dry cough.

3.Whooping cough can usually be treated with antiobiotics.

4.Back then whooping cough killed about 5,000-10,000 every

year, now it’s reduced to 30 per year due to having vaccines available for us now.

5.Whooping cough usually last about 2-4 weeks. and it takes about 5 days for the antibiotics to take action.

WHOOPING COUGH QUIZ