Symptoms and treatment of pertussis

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Pertussis is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by Bacillus pertussis. Since the extensive implementation of pertussis vaccine immunization, the incidence of this disease has been greatly reduced. The clinical feature of pertussis is that the cough gradually worsens, showing typical paroxysmal and spasmodic cough. At the end of the cough, there is a deep and long cockcrow like inspiratory roar. The course of the disease is as long as 2-3 months, so it is called pertussis. Symptoms and treatment of pertussis. Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms and treatment of pertussis

First: catarrhal period from onset to spasmodic cough, generally 1-2 weeks. At the beginning, the symptoms are similar to a cold. In addition to coughing, there may be runny nose, sneezing, low fever, or only dry cough. When other symptoms gradually disappeared, cough became more serious, light day and heavy night, gradually showing spasmodic cough.

Second, the spasmodic cough period is usually 2-4 weeks or longer (several days to more than 2 months). Paroxysmal and spasmodic cough were the characteristics of this period. During the attack, cough appeared in a string, with more than ten or dozens of coughs, until sputum or gastric contents were coughed up, followed by deep and long inspirations, giving out a chicken like inspiratory roar. When the cough is severe, there may be urinary incontinence,

Third: clench hands and bend elbows, eyes wide open, face red, tears, head forward, mouth outstretched, lips cyanosis, etc., the expression is extremely painful. The light ones are several times a day, and the heavy ones are dozens of times a day, mostly at night. It can be induced by running, eating, catching cold, smoking and crying. Before the attack, there is no obvious omen.

matters needing attention

(1) Diet to ensure adequate calories and vitamins, but also to consider adequate water and calcium supplement（ 2) If the child has cough and vomiting, the food should be dry and easy to digest（ 3) Avoid greasy, cold and irritating food; The food should be as delicate as possible to facilitate digestion and absorption（ 4) Children with chronic diseases can choose foods with high nutritional value, rich protein and calories, and eat less and more meals.