Whooping cough is a rather complex and unpleasant disease that interferes with a normal life. Pathology develops due to a bacterial infection, which is quickly transmitted through the air. Children and people with weak immunity are susceptible to this disease. At the beginning of the century, pathology provoked entire epidemics, but now its outbreaks are rare due to timely prevention.
Whooping cough is a debilitating disease, the causative agent of which is volatile, but unstable to sunlight and various disinfectants. It should be noted that the symptoms of the disease are not specific, therefore, it is not always possible to distinguish it from the usual flu or cold without consulting a specialist. A symptom of the disease is fever, general weakness, runny nose. The most striking symptom is a barking cough that worsens at night. It is dry and frequent. At the same time, with the development of the disease, the cough becomes very strong and exhausts the person.
Whooping cough is a complex disease. Spasmodic cough can last more than a month. It should be noted that it is quite difficult to treat it. The fact is that conventional antitussive drugs do not relieve spasms. Naturally, the disease must be treated under the strict supervision of a doctor. Most often, the elimination of symptoms is carried out in the infectious diseases department with isolation of the patient and mandatory quarantine. Treatment should be symptomatic and complex. For example, drugs such as Stoptussin, Kodipront, Sinekod and others are used to suppress the cough reflex. The patient is prescribed oral medication, as well as inhalation. For expectoration, the patient can take Ambroxol syrup. To eliminate the infection, antibiotics and antibacterial drugs are used. Naturally, this disease requires strengthening the body's defenses, so the doctor will advise certain immunostimulating medications, as well as substances that contribute to the activation of metabolic processes in the body.
Whooping cough is a long-term disease that leaves its mark. For example, after curing during any subsequent cold, the barking cough reappears. It is impossible not to say about the complications that appear in the future. This disease negatively affects the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems.
If you catch whooping cough, complications can be: pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, hemorrhage, carditis, cerebral edema, otitis media, damage to the eardrum, followed by deafness or hearing loss. In order to reduce the number of outbreaks of the disease, modern medicine has developed a whole range of measures. If pathologyis recorded in a group of children or adults, then the sick person is isolated, and those individuals who have been in contact with him are in strict quarantine under the supervision of doctors.
If you don't want you or your children to get whooping cough, getting vaccinated is the most effective and easiest way to prevent it. It should be noted that this vaccination is mandatory. It is included in the list of mandatory vaccinations approved by the Ministry of He alth. It is produced only 4 times: at 3 and 4, 5 and 6 months, and also at 1.5 years.
