Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.

Catarrhal phase (1–2 weeks): Mimics a cold with sneezing and mild cough. Paroxysmal phase (1–6 weeks): Intense coughing spells, often worse at night, which may cause vomiting or breathlessness.

A 17-year-old boy presented with paroxysmal cough, dyspnea, and vomiting persisting for four weeks. Similar symptoms were observed in the patient’s father and brother. Computed tomography of the chest ...

THE FIRST TWO WEEKS ARE JUST COMMON COLD, WITH COUGH CONGESTION, SOME RUNNY NOSE AND NO FEVERS OR MILD FEVER, AND IT CAN BE ...

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired, potentially life-threatening disorder. It causes the red blood cells to break apart, a process called hemolysis. This releases hemoglobin from ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...

IT IS THE SECOND PHASE WHICH IS THE PAROXYSMAL PHASE THAT IS THE GATEWAY FOR WHOOPING COUGH, WHERE PATIENTS THEN START PRESENTING WITH WORSENING OF THE COUGH, FOLLOWED BY COUGHING FITS AND COUGH.