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Pertussis (whooping cough)

Pertussis (whooping cough) · ICD-10: A37.90

Symptoms

  • • Starts like a cold: runny nose, low-grade fever
  • • Severe coughing spells 10 to 12 days later
  • • A "whoop" sound when breathing in after coughing
  • • Vomiting after coughing
  • • In infants: choking spells and long pauses in breathing

MedlinePlus · Symptoms

Drugs and regimens

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate⚠ Unverified

Pertussis — 40–50 mg/kg/day divided

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