NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Vaccination. Vaccines are available that help prevent whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Whooping cough is a respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. It causes repeated coughing bouts that can last for two to three months or more, and can make babies and young children in particular very ill.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pertussis is known as “whooping cough” because of the “whooping” sound that people can make when gasping for air after a fit of coughing. Whooping cough can cause rapid, violent, and uncontrolled coughing fits until all air is gone from the lungs.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 2 vaccines that help protect children against whooping cough: DTaP and Tdap.