Whooping cough attacks in an innocuous manner. Child will display symptoms like a runny nose, a cough and a slight temperature.This disease can be particularly dangerous for children under a year old. So it is important that your child be inoculated between 3 to 6 months.
How does whooping cough differ from a normal cough
This disease attacks in an innocuous manner. The incubation period is about 5 to 14 days. Your child will display symptoms like a runny nose, a cough and a slight temperature. This can go on for as long as two weeks. Your child will have severe paroxysms of coughing and may find it difficult to breathe. This is how the disease gets its name as this is when the typical "whoop" occurs.
What is the prevention and treatment of this illness
This disease can be particularly dangerous for children under a year old. Therefore, it is important that your child be inoculated between 3 to 6 months. In rare cases, there is a possibility that bronchitis and pneumonia may develop.
If your child displays the above symptoms, call the doctor immediately. He will probably prescribe antibiotics, which if administered early enough can prevent the development of chest infections. He will also teach you how to tap your child's chest to loosen the phlegm that is accumulating there. Do your best to calm your child when she is coughing. If she is tense, she will find it difficult to breathe. Raise your child's head to make breathing easier. It may help to give your child small amounts of mashed food between coughing fits.
Name:
sammi mommy of 3,
Country: United Kingdom
hiya my 2yr old asthmatic son is coughing very bat at the minuite, ive tried rubbing vicks into his feet and putting socks on him,also rubbing it into his chest and back, and propped him up in bed with plenty of pillows, seems to be doing the trick slowly,im going to try honey and lemon and some dark chocolate tomorrow night and will let u all know what works best, hopefully he will stop coughing in a min so he can get some sleep x
Name:
VapoPads,
Country: U.S.A.
my 19 mo old baby had a fever and cough for a few days, went to a pediatrician, took antybiotic, but didn't seem to help with the cough. we tried the vapopada "vicks" in the room at night, my baby now sleeps through the night, and it helps a lot w/ the cough
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COUGH MUM OF 3,
Country: United Kingdom
here again, forgot to point out, if you suspect asthma or allergies stay away from medicines which have red,orange, or sunset yellow colour in them and ibuprofen, any coloured sweets/candy. stick with natural colourants. and swap wheat breakfasts with corn/rice etc., can take up to a month to get this out of the childs system. worth the effort!!!! good luck
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COUGH MUM OF 3,
Country: United Kingdom
here again, forgot to point out, if you suspect asthma or allergies stay away from medicines which have red,orange, or sunset yellow colour in them and ibuprofen, any coloured sweets/candy. stick with natural colourants. and swap wheat breakfasts with corn/rice etc., can take up to a month to get this out of the childs system. worth the effort!!!! good luck
Name:
cough mum of 3 babies,
Country: United Kingdom
cough 1; dry persistant cough try, a cough medicine with a decongestant and and oil burner with plain water.
cough 2; cough phelm try childs sudafed (over the counter) age restrict 3ys above and check with paracetamol you can give if temp high.
cough 3; seal/croup cough steam and get medical advice.
cough 4; croup cough/bronchilitis children over one only; 1 teaspoon of honey, disolved in warm water(2" of water) and 1 teaspoon of cider vinigar, mix well, give the child a teaspoon, they wont like it but works.
cough 5; night time cough, dry, wheeze or both or even sick, could be asthma? look for other signs 4 asthma, eg; child cough when running, runs out of beathe quickly, coughs near trees, ? could be an allergy, if so try piriton again children over one or off gp for under 1.
cough 6, only coughs when laid down, has your child stuck something up his nose?
cough 7; sometimes children get reflux, so if the cough is a night or after they have eatan try peptac, again over the counter for age or gp i think under 2 or 3 cannot remember, more likely to b this if child had reflux when they were a baby.
hope this helps, along with elevate bed, or cot with books underneath the legs.
as for the asmatha cough gp don;t like to confirm asthma under 3s, so sometimes u just have keep going back or ask if you could try an inhgaler for 3 weeks to c an improvement.
Name:
sultana,
Country: Mauritius
my child coughs at night for the past 2 months
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Rachna,
Country: India
my daughter is 4 months old and she has cough often. please suggest any home remedies to cure the dry cough
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Hudson jr mom,
Country: South Africa
hi all, need advice..it seems like my 3week old boy is having problems breathing. when he is asleep he sometimes grunts like a pig. is this normal? i feel his nasal passages are blocked. what can i do? does karvol help?
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Ruby,
Country: U.S.A.
where are some of the answers to these questions?
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Renuka,
Country: New Zealand
terrible cough for the last 10 days. antibiotics did not work. phlegm is very thick does not come out. unable to sleep. pl help me
Name:
mary,
Country: U.S.A.
my son is 5 going on 6 year old soon .he has started this cough about 3 days ago with nothing else just the dry cough.he has it bad all day long more bad at night time .should he see his doc he can"t sleep at all at night
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Halli,
Country: U.S.A.
get a humidifier for the child or infants bed room. they do wonders to help coughs, it keeps the throat moist. or you can stay in a very small room with steam from a shower or steam a pot of hot water. vicks infant menthol rub helps to.
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mumnbaby,
Country: United Kingdom
to diagnose cough as asthma your child should have wheeze is what my doctoe says every time at 2 yrs old its too early to diagnose as asthma?????
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steph,
Country: U.S.A.
my teenager has had a nasty cough for almost 3 weeks. he has been on duricef and was also put on robotussin w/ codeine to help him sleep at night. he throws up the yucky stuff from his lungs but then the next day its back and we start the process all over. my son also has allergies. it sounds like he has pnemonia. any help? whats the diff between pnemonia and bronchitis?
Name:
Leo,
Country: U.S.A.
for a cough first don't give the baby straight milk water it down a little second use a humidifier, third try elevating the baby by putting a pillow under the head of the mattress so that its slightly higher in the head area , no cold drafts move child away from window , you can also try a food that will coat the throat no milk products lastly with all these tricks and nothing works baby my have post nasal drip see a doctor and absolutely no honey no honey this can severely harm you're baby ask a doctor why or google the question good luck all
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sassybme2007,
Country: U.S.A.
my 19 month old son has been having a cough since beginning march 2008 and it is now may 2008 and he still is coughing during the night. i took him to the dr for his 18 month old check up in march and he said it was asthma to give him a nebulizer treatment each night and should help...i don't see the helping part anywhere. i am brining him in to the doctor again for a recheck...my baby had rsv bronchilitis when he was 4 months old then again when he was 15 months! :(
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mrin,
Country: India
my son aged 3 yr 2 months has got cold continously for over a period of time and he's been coughing all the night since a month.we tried cough syrups (ascoril) and antibiotics...but they r of no use.pls give some remedy
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irene,
Country: Australia
my daughter,age2 has a lot of phlegm and coughs sometimes.though she was admininstered antibiotics ,nothing has changed.she also has a running nose most ofthe time.kindly advise
Name:
Mamta,
Country: India
since last three days my 2 yr old baby is having fever during night time. she had cold n cough a week back. is it cold fever? what should i do? during day time she is perfectly ok.
Name:
patrick linden,
Country: Ireland
cut out pateurised milk and its by products,and replace with goats milk at all times. if the problem is asthma, then it will disapear over night. patrick.
Name:
tphvsymete,
Country: Equatorial
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Name:
aparna,
Country: Germany
my child is having cough and running nose. what should i do
Name:
Kel Bel,
Country: australia
a productive cough that persists at night time is a good sign of asthma. have all you people had your children tested for asthma???
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Stacey,
Country: usa
your children are coughing because their airway is constricted. they need to have a breathing treatment. it is a machine that produces mist and you add the breathing medicine to the machine and the child wears a mask over his or her face and inhales the moist air along with the medication. this machine is called a nebulizer. the name of the breathing medication is called albuterol. a treatment must be given every 4-6 hours for the 1st couple of days. then you can ease off to maybe 3 times a day for 2 weeks. i was once like you all and my babies coughed until i learned what was going on. see your doctor and bring this information to them. if you do not get the machine or medication from your doctor go see a specialist (pulmonary doctor). good luck.
