A whooping coughin the medical language pertussis a compulsorily notifiable infectious disease, which a Bordetella pertussis caused by a bacterium called Whooping cough caused large epidemics among children before the introduction of vaccination, nowadays one disease can occur at any age. It is spread by droplet infection, rarely by direct contact or through objects. THE symptoms usually appear several weeks after infection. In the beginning, they are similar to the common cold, then
after about two weeks, the cough becomes severe and comes in fits.
Symptoms usually subside after 2-3 weeks, but full recovery can take months, and can be fatal if left untreated. The disease can be well cured with antibiotic treatment. Atypical, mild disease is common among adults and those vaccinated against pertussis.
In the field of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, Hungary has achieved results of which it can be rightly proud – writes the NNK. It is not by chance that countries to the east and west of us also recognize the 99 percent vaccination rate, as well as the reduction of childhood infectious diseases that can be prevented by vaccination to a sporadic level. Currently, in our country, vaccination against 12 infectious diseases is provided as part of the age-related mandatory vaccination schedule.
Whooping cough is more common among anti-vaccine people
Vaccination given to family and close relatives helps to protect the elderly and people who cannot be vaccinated due to their health condition. On the other hand, in more extensive unvaccinated foci (e.g. in the group of anti-vaccination people), the bacteria spreads more easily, and many people can get sick, they write. Adults can refresh their childhood immunity with a booster vaccination.
It is especially important to administer the vaccine when a new baby arrives in the family.
The babies their first vaccinations They are given at the age of 2-3-4 months. If the infant is infected even before the immunity provided by the vaccines has developed, the disease can be serious, even life-threatening. That is why it is important to emphasize that the protection of family members, especially the mother, can prevent an infant from becoming infected in the early stages of life. This requires that
family members should request a booster vaccination for themselves before the baby arrives.
The above also proves that vaccination is the most effective way to prevent certain infectious diseases and to prevent diseases with serious clinical symptoms, writes NNK.
