Friday, January 17, 2020

Does pertussis come back?

"In addition, even after you recover from whooping cough, you may have brief relapses for several months whenever you catch a cold."
The Length of Illness for Whooping Cough 

"This phase wanes after several weeks, but coughing may relapse and remit for weeks to months because of relapses from other upper respiratory infections"
 Diagnosis and Treatment of Pertussis in Adults

"we report a case of pertussis reinfection 30 years after natural infection, which was complicated by pneumonia"
Pertussis Reinfection in an Adult: A Cause of Persistent Cough Not to Be Ignored


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