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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
After a two day incubation period, pertussis in infants and young children is characterized initially by mild respiratory infection symptoms such as [[cough]], [[sneeze|sneezing]], and runny nose ([[catarrh]]al stage). After one to two weeks, the cough changes character, with paroxysms of coughing followed by an inspiratory "whooping" sound ([[paroxysm]]al stage). Coughing fits may be followed by [[vomiting]] due to the sheer violence of the fit. In severe cases, the vomiting induced by coughing fits can lead to [[malnutrition]]. The fits that do occur on their own can also be triggered by yawning, stretching, laughing, or yelling. Coughing fits gradually diminish over one to two months during the convalescent stage. Other complications of the disease include [[pneumonia]], [[encephalitis]], [[pulmonary hypertension]], and secondary bacterial [[superinfection]].<ref name=Mattoo_2005>{{cite journal |author=Mattoo S, Cherry JD | title=Molecular pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations of respiratory infections due to ''Bordetella pertussis'' and other ''Bordetella'' subspecies | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year=2005 | pages=326-82 | volume=18 | issue=2 | pmid = 15831828 }}</ref>. | After a two day incubation period, pertussis in infants and young children is characterized initially by mild respiratory infection symptoms such as [[cough]], [[sneeze|sneezing]], and runny nose ([[catarrh]]al stage). After one to two weeks, the cough changes character, with paroxysms of coughing followed by an inspiratory "whooping" sound ([[paroxysm]]al stage). Coughing fits may be followed by [[vomiting]] due to the sheer violence of the fit. In severe cases, the vomiting induced by coughing fits can lead to [[malnutrition]]. The fits that do occur on their own can also be triggered by yawning, stretching, laughing, or yelling. Coughing fits gradually diminish over one to two months during the convalescent stage. Other complications of the disease include [[pneumonia]], [[encephalitis]], [[pulmonary hypertension]], and secondary bacterial [[superinfection]].<ref name=Mattoo_2005>{{cite journal |author=Mattoo S, Cherry JD | title=Molecular pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations of respiratory infections due to ''Bordetella pertussis'' and other ''Bordetella'' subspecies | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year=2005 | pages=326-82 | volume=18 | issue=2 | pmid = 15831828 }}</ref>. | ||
==Symptoms== | |||
* [[Cough]] | |||
* [[Sneeze|Sneezing]] | |||
* [[catarrh|Runny nose]] | |||
* [[Vomiting]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
After a two day incubation period, pertussis in infants and young children is characterized initially by mild respiratory infection symptoms such as cough, sneezing, and runny nose (catarrhal stage). After one to two weeks, the cough changes character, with paroxysms of coughing followed by an inspiratory "whooping" sound (paroxysmal stage). Coughing fits may be followed by vomiting due to the sheer violence of the fit. In severe cases, the vomiting induced by coughing fits can lead to malnutrition. The fits that do occur on their own can also be triggered by yawning, stretching, laughing, or yelling. Coughing fits gradually diminish over one to two months during the convalescent stage. Other complications of the disease include pneumonia, encephalitis, pulmonary hypertension, and secondary bacterial superinfection.[1].