What symptom does pertussis have

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Pertussis is called Chicken cough. It is characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic cough, with a special inspiratory roar at the end of the cough, and the course of disease is longer, which can be as long as about 3 months, so it is called pertussis. Pertussis mainly in the winter and spring season, can also be extended to the late spring and early summer, suffering from this disease, there will be bursts of cough, some patients will even appear breathless symptoms, patients are very painful, so what are the clinical symptoms of pertussis? Now let's learn about it.

What symptom does pertussis have

First: prodromal period, cough, sneezing, low fever and other phenomena, similar to cold symptoms. After 3 to 4 days, the above symptoms were relieved, and the low fever disappeared, but the cough became more and more serious at night, and gradually developed to paroxysmal spasm, when the infection was very strong.

Second: pertussis spasmodic cough period, generally 2 to 6 weeks, characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic cough. Frequent and uninterrupted short cough, deep and long exhalation, at this time produce high tone like chicken crow, and then a spasmodic cough, so many times, until cough up a lot of sticky phlegm or vomiting.

If it is an infant suffering from this disease, due to respiratory muscle and chest weakness, weak cough, but also no inspiratory tone roar. Trachea and bronchus stenosis, sputum and difficult to cough up, the most easily blocked, often paroxysmal breath holding, cyanosis, asphyxia, so life-threatening.

matters needing attention

Attention should be paid to the frequent opening of windows in the room to keep the air fresh and circulating. Do not eat too full at ordinary times. Too full will increase the burden of gastrointestinal function, which is not conducive to the recovery of the body. Try to avoid infection to avoid complications. We should eat more digestible and nutritious food to increase the ability of disease resistance.