Whooping Cough

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Whooping cough is an acute bacterial disease characterized by a spasmodic cough that ends in a specific long, high-pitched sound and a whooping sound made during inhalation. It is highly contagious.

Symptoms may take one to three weeks to appear following infection, and can affect the entire respiratory tract, lasting for an additional six weeks to three months. Symptoms include catarrh (mucus), fatigue, sneezing, fitful coughing, tearing of the eyes, and poor appetite. As symptoms progress, spasmodic coughing becomes more rapid, followed by a "characteristic whooping" sound during the last several inhalations that produces large amounts of mucus. Gagging and vomiting can also occur.

Whooping cough is caused by bacterial infection. It can also be aggravated by bronchitis, pneumonia, flu, smoking, and inhalant allergies.

There are natural cures for Whooping Cough that do not involve the use of pharmaceutical drugs. The alternative treatments that are used to soothe the effects of Whooping Cough focus on restoring the biochemical balance of the body, and making dietary and lifestyle changes designed to improve one's general health.