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If you have asthma, protecting yourself from whooping cough, a bacterial infection (Bordetella pertussis) is important. Whooping cough is a very contagious respiratory illness that can cause uncontrollable coughing that can make it hard to breathe.1,2<\/sup><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Page Content – Intro (cont.)” module_class=”secondary-intro” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#505050″ text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#008c99″ header_2_font_size=”39px” custom_margin=”||3%||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can begin like a common cold. The coughing can last for weeks and even months after you get sick, and at times can produce a \u201cwhooping\u201d like sound between and after coughing.3<\/sup><\/p>\n The people at highest risk are:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”On this page” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#505050″ link_font=”||||on|||#008c99|” link_text_color=”#008c99″ link_line_height=”1.7em” ul_line_height=”1.7em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#008c99″ header_2_font_size=”39px” header_3_font=”|600|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#008c99″ header_3_font_size=”28px” background_color=”#F5EDDF” custom_padding=”4%|4%|4%|4%|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n On this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n What are symptoms of whooping cough?<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Page Content – What Are Symptoms of Whooping Cough” module_class=”secondary-intro” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#505050″ text_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#008c99″ header_2_font_size=”39px” custom_margin=”||3%||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Whooping cough symptoms are similar to cold symptoms, especially early on. This can make it difficult for doctors to recognize the infection as whooping cough and treat it until more symptoms begin to appear.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Early symptoms: <\/strong>last around 1 to 2 weeks<\/p>\n For babies, whooping cough may look like a common cold throughout the course of the illness. In others, many may not develop a cough. Instead, they may develop apnea, or pauses in their breathing. Apnea may cause their lips or fingertips to turn blue, purple, or gray (also called cyanosis) and they may struggle to breathe.<\/p>\n Later symptoms: <\/strong>last around 1 to 6 weeks<\/p>\n The coughing fits usually develop 1 to 2 weeks after the first symptoms start. The uncontrolled coughing fits can last 1 to 6 weeks but can also last for up to 10 weeks.2,3,4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n
What are emergency symptoms of whooping cough?<\/a>
How is whooping cough diagnosed?<\/a>
What is the best treatment for whooping cough?<\/a>
How does whooping cough spread?<\/a>
Are people with asthma at high risk for complications from whooping cough?<\/a>
Is whooping cough a common illness?<\/a>
How can I prevent whooping cough?<\/a>
How can I protect myself and other people from whooping cough?<\/a>
Who should get the whooping cough vaccine?<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nWhat Are Symptoms of Whooping Cough?<\/h3>\n
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