Pulmonologist, General Physician
MBBS, MRCP (General Internal Medicine and Respiratory Medicine), FRCP (London), CCT (UK)
Pulmonologist, General Physician
MBBS, MRCP (General Internal Medicine and Respiratory Medicine), FRCP (London), CCT (UK)
Whooping cough (also known as pertussis or 100-day cough) is a highly contagious bacterial disease. Initially, symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose, fever, and mildcough. This is then followed by weeks of severecoughing fits.