Whooping cough is an acute infectious disease that can occur in all subjects but is most common in children. Vaccination is the best way to prevent whooping cough in children. So what are the symptoms of whooping cough in children? Let's answer these questions in the article below.

Family members, especially the children of Ms. Dinh Thi Hue (in Hai Phong City) have good health thanks to her proactive approach to keeping her children healthy and fully vaccinated as recommended by the doctor. "When you get vaccinated, you not only protect yourself from the risk of many dangerous diseases but also protect your family and the community by preventing the virus from spreading to others, creating community immunity" - Dr. Tran Thi Linh Chi - Head of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital said.

Thanks to vaccination, the incidence of many diseases in the community has decreased significantly from 1984 to 2014: Whooping cough incidence decreased 900 times, diphtheria by nearly 600 times, measles by 550 times, and tetanus by 60 times. More than 6.7 million children were vaccinated against diseases, reducing 2/3 of deaths in children under 5 years old from 1990 to 2015.

Whooping cough is a dangerous acute infectious disease in children. The disease causes many dangerous complications such as pneumonia, respiratory failure, convulsions, encephalitis, intussusception,... and can lead to death.

Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by corynebacteria, characterized by inflammation with fibrin membrane formation at the site of penetration of the agent, exotoxins entering the blood causing poisoning of the body with serious complications.

Mycoplasma is a strain of bacteria that commonly resides in the mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, and genital tract of both men and women. When it increases in number, it often causes infections, the most common of which is Mycoplasma pneumonia.

Coughing is a beneficial reflex for the body to expel mucus and bacteria, helping to clear the airways and protect the respiratory tract when the trachea is irritated or inflamed.

Whooping cough in children is an acute contagious disease that can occur at any age, but is common in children. The main symptoms of the disease are severe coughing and difficulty breathing. Caring for children with whooping cough.

Whooping cough is an acute respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and some other Bordetella species. The disease spreads rapidly through the respiratory tract, with the potential to cause outbreaks in the community.

Vaccines used today protect against diphtheria and tetanus (ie, DT and Td) and also include protection against pertussis (ie, DTaP and Tdap). Infants and children under 7 years of age should receive either DTaP or DT, while older children and adults should receive either Tdap or Td. However, regardless of the vaccine, a booster dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine is always needed to ensure lifelong immunity.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection. It starts with a violent cough followed by a whooping breath." Before the vaccine was introduced, whooping cough was considered a childhood disease, a dreaded threat in pregnant women and newborns."