When the baby is 3 months old, the doctor will vaccinate the baby with diphtheria and tetanus, which is to prevent diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus. However, some babies are not vaccinated on time or fail to vaccinate, and then they may be infected and cause disease. So le

When the baby is 3 months old, the doctor will vaccinate the baby with diphtheria and tetanus vaccine, which is to prevent diphtheria, whooping cough , and tetanus . However, some babies do not receive it on time or fail to vaccinate, and then they may be infected and cause disease. So let me have a little understanding of whooping cough. If the baby has such symptoms, then the mother should take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.

Symptoms of whooping cough

The initial symptoms of the baby after having whooping cough are a bit similar to a cold or flu , and there will be symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose and coughing. These symptoms may last for two weeks, and then the baby will start coughing very severely and spasmally. After your baby has whooping cough, he may also have diarrhea or fever. Usually, you will cough continuously for 20-30 seconds, then breathe very hard, and then start a spasm cough again. The baby's staged cough will be more frequent at night. When the baby coughs, his lips and nails may turn blue. This is because the baby has hypoxia when coughing violently and having difficulty breathing. Whooping cough is very dangerous for babies because babies are particularly prone to pneumonia, cramps, brain damage, and even life-threatening. Therefore, if the mother finds that the baby has similar symptoms of whooping cough, regardless of whether it is confirmed, she should take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid danger.

Treatment of pertussis

Treatment of pertussis first requires antibiotics plus various support and symptomatic treatment. If your baby uses antibiotics very early in the onset of whooping cough, the medication can help relieve symptoms of whooping cough. If antibiotics are used late, although the pertussis bacteria in the baby's secretions can be removed, so that the baby will not infect others, it may not be able to shorten the onset of pertussis. In addition to the treatment of antibiotics, mothers should focus on care. Do not use cough medicine for the baby casually without doctor's advice. Coughing is a natural reaction in which the baby needs to remove mucus from the lungs. If this reaction is inhibited, it may hinder the baby's ability to recover from health.

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