what is whooping cough?

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » October 24th, 2005, 6:51 pm

well today i got a tetnis shot and i got a vaccine for the whooping cough i didnt ask what it was so i dunno what it is. my mom doesnt really know either she just knows its an uncontrollable cough. its been found in some ppl 30 miles from us so i wanna know what it is. is it like u cough till u suffacate and die or somethin cuz it can be fatal. anyone know what this thing is and what it does?

cdngrl420 · Post by **cdngrl420** » October 25th, 2005, 12:26 am

how can u not know what whooping cough is?, its when u start coughin for like 10 mins uncontrollably and the guy beside u gets mad and whoops the crap out of u for not shutting up

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » October 25th, 2005, 1:36 am

its a cough that sounds like your lungs are dry and about to explode when u cough.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » October 25th, 2005, 5:30 am

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. Before a vaccine was available, pertussis killed 5,000 to 10,000 people in the United States each year. Now, the pertussis vaccine has reduced the annual number of deaths to less than 30.

Although pertussis can occur at any age, it's most severe in unimmunized children and in infants under 1 year of age (early immunization can usually prevent this serious disease in babies). About 40% of all pertussis infections occur in children less than 1 year old, and only 15% occur in children over 15 years old. Half of all deaths from pertussis occur in infants under age 1, and serious complications are more common in this group.

The incidence of pertussis among adolescents and adults has been increasing in the last several years. This is an important fact, because coughing adolescents and adults who may not realize that they have pertussis are currently the major source of infection for infants and children.

sexy_mx3 · Post by **sexy_mx3** » October 25th, 2005, 2:38 pm

I had it two years ago and it took me 2 months to get rid of it... i was on like 4 different meds and nothin helped... it's not fun at all and it drains you physically... i missed a month of school and my basketball champinship game... it's not fun... you were very smart to get the shot

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » October 25th, 2005, 4:46 pm

Grants wrote:Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. Before a vaccine was available, pertussis killed 5,000 to 10,000 people in the United States each year. Now, the pertussis vaccine has reduced the annual number of deaths to less than 30.

Although pertussis can occur at any age, it's most severe in unimmunized children and in infants under 1 year of age (early immunization can usually prevent this serious disease in babies). About 40% of all pertussis infections occur in children less than 1 year old, and only 15% occur in children over 15 years old. Half of all deaths from pertussis occur in infants under age 1, and serious complications are more common in this group.

The incidence of pertussis among adolescents and adults has been increasing in the last several years. This is an important fact, because coughing adolescents and adults who may not realize that they have pertussis are currently the major source of infection for infants and children.

grants, what are u a walking dictionary or are u just good @ google

Chiggles · Post by **Chiggles** » October 26th, 2005, 8:39 am

monty73741 wrote:
Grants wrote:Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. Before a vaccine was available, pertussis killed 5,000 to 10,000 people in the United States each year. Now, the pertussis vaccine has reduced the annual number of deaths to less than 30.

Although pertussis can occur at any age, it's most severe in unimmunized children and in infants under 1 year of age (early immunization can usually prevent this serious disease in babies). About 40% of all pertussis infections occur in children less than 1 year old, and only 15% occur in children over 15 years old. Half of all deaths from pertussis occur in infants under age 1, and serious complications are more common in this group.

The incidence of pertussis among adolescents and adults has been increasing in the last several years. This is an important fact, because coughing adolescents and adults who may not realize that they have pertussis are currently the major source of infection for infants and children.

grants, what are u a walking dictionary or are u just good @ google

LOL!! Didn't you know? Grants is Google's webmaster!! Everytime you Google something, that's actually him giving you the search results.

neutral · Post by **neutral** » October 26th, 2005, 5:54 pm

cdngrl420 wrote:how can u not know what whooping cough is?, its when u start coughin for like 10 mins uncontrollably and the guy beside u gets mad and whoops the crap out of u for not shutting up

yup.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » October 26th, 2005, 6:43 pm

grants, what are u a walking dictionary or are u just good @ google

I don't suppose you'd believe me if I said I wrote that myself.... or even that I went to the library and looked it up..... what about I got a mate who's a doctor and asked him? Oh well, Google it is then

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » November 2nd, 2005, 11:38 pm

Grants wrote:
grants, what are u a walking dictionary or are u just good @ google
I don't suppose you'd believe me if I said I wrote that myself.... or even that I went to the library and looked it up..... what about I got a mate who's a doctor and asked him? Oh well, Google it is then

man i was just joking