Whooping cough
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What is whooping cough?
Pertussis or whooping cough is a contagious bacterial disease that causes violent and uncontrollable coughing, making it hard to breathe. The name comes from the 'whooping' sound a patient makes when trying to breathe.
Common symptoms reported by people with whooping cough
Treatments taken by people for whooping cough
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Compare treatments taken by people with whooping cough
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have whooping cough through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with whooping cough? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has whooping cough on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 60 say whooping cough is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 11 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 8 | |
| 60s | 9 | |
| 70+ | 20 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 43 | |
| Female | 31 |