TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Cough The whooping outbreak in New York, United States, coincided with winter with reports of 108 cases, mostly in children. Fortunately, most patients have been vaccinated and only experience mild symptoms so no one needs to be hospitalized.
Whooping cough or pertussis is an infection respiratory tract. Vaccines can protect children from this disease. However, for babies who have not been vaccinated, the risk of infection is very high, explained the Mayo Clinic. The symptoms are similar to flu, namely a blocked nose, runny nose, fever, red and watery eyes. Symptoms may worsen over time, resulting in a persistent, loud cough.
Children under five are the group most at risk. Complications of pertussis can be life-threatening, such as continuous coughing, difficulty breathing, pneumonia, unconsciousness, and even death, although rare.
“Pregnant women, people with immune system problems, and the elderly are the groups most vulnerable to severe symptoms,” said Katy Dubinsky, a pharmaceutical expert in New York, told Fox News Digital. “The condition becomes dangerous when a severe cough causes difficulty breathing, vomiting and shortness of breath in toddlers.”
The importance of vaccination
Every year there are 24 million cases of pertussis in the world, 50 thousand of them in the United States, according to Dr. Marc Siegel teaches clinical medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. The main treatment is antibiotics, which will be more effective if given early. Azithromycin is a common treatment for children while adults are usually prescribed doxycycline.
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Whooping cough outbreaks usually develop in environments lacking vaccination. So, there is no more effective prevention than vaccination.
“Pertussis is highly contagious and in areas where herd immunity is still low due to lack of vaccinationthe disease develops more easily,” said Dubinsky.
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