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==Natural History== | ==Natural History <SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL>Adapted from Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL>== | ||
*Patients usually develope symptoms 1 week after the contact with a symptomatic patient. | |||
*The first 2-3 days the patient presents mild upper respiratory symptoms (cough, rinorrhea and low fever). | |||
*Acute pahse (shortness of breth, wheezing, persistent prominent cough, tachypnea, chest wall retraction and nasal flaring) usually developes between the third and seventh day. | |||
*Symptoms gradually disapear within the next 2 weeks (the cough may take longer) | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Natural History Adapted from Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases[1]
- Patients usually develope symptoms 1 week after the contact with a symptomatic patient.
- The first 2-3 days the patient presents mild upper respiratory symptoms (cough, rinorrhea and low fever).
- Acute pahse (shortness of breth, wheezing, persistent prominent cough, tachypnea, chest wall retraction and nasal flaring) usually developes between the third and seventh day.
- Symptoms gradually disapear within the next 2 weeks (the cough may take longer)
Complications
- Airway disease, including asthma, later in life
- Respiratory failure
- Additional infection, such as pneumonia
Prognosis
Usually, the symptoms get better within a week, and breathing difficulty usually improves by the third day. The mortality rate is less than 1%.
References
- ↑ Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E. (John Eugene); Dolin, Raphael. (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.