whooping cough, infectious and lethal

What is whooping cough?

Whooping cough disease or also known as "pertussis" and is one of infectious diseases. In the world happens around 30 to 50 million cases per year, and causes death in 300,000 cases (data from WHO). This disease usually occurs in children younger than 1 year. 90 percent of these cases occur in developing countries, the disease is usually caused by the bacterium Bordetella but is rarely caused by B. parapertussis



People who prolonged cough - often called whooping cough, was asked to be alert because it could be a sign of lung cancer.

The warning was delivered in the UK government's campaign to raise awareness of lung cancer.

In a campaign that aired on TV, radio, print media and the internet, people suffering from whooping cough for three weeks are advised to go to the doctor.

Based on the research, the British people have the awareness that the swelling and bleeding is a sign of cancer but not a prolonged cough. Now people are reminded that whooping cough is also a warning that should be taken seriously.

Whooping cough treatment
Treatment to a person's actions must be conducted at a time when a person suffering from illness and wanted healing. Tetu many ways or methods in use in the treatment pross, some of which perform the treatment through the expertise of the doctors there also by the therapist who is often called the doctor or something. However, treatment should be done is a natural treatment by drinking herbal / natural, so avoid negativ evek in the treatment process.


Causes of Whooping Cough.
Whooping cough due to certain stimuli, such as dust on the cough receptors (nose, respiratory tract, even the ears). Receptors would then flow through the nerves to the cough center in the brain. Here will give signals to the muscles of the body to remove foreign objects before, until there was a cough. There are several kinds of causes whooping cough:

    Generally caused by an infection in the upper respiratory tract is a symptom of the flu.
    Psychogenic cough. This cough is caused by a lot of emotional and psychological problems.
    Asthma.

•     Sinus infection or allergic rhinitis.
•     Virus infection (cough that lasted a few weeks).
•     Bacterial infection that attacks the respiratory tract.
•     Choking on a foreign object (food or toy).
•     Habit, often occurs after an infection that causes coughing.
•     Irritation caused by some trigger, such as cigarette smoke, pollution and automobile exhaust.

Whooping cough symptoms.
Symptoms of whooping cough are usually similar to influenza, such as nasal congestion and dry cough, which lasted for about a week. After that, the cough persists, which may be reached one week. Cough will get longer and often ends with a voice like a sigh. In children, repetitive cough can make them vomit. Children usually look healthy when not coughing. In cases of more severe, infants and children may have difficulty breathing after coughing. Other family members also often have a cough. In infants who were aged under 6 months, probably will have to stop breathing (called apnea) is not just a regular cough.

Food taboos whooping cough.
To menadapat maximum healing in patients with whooping cough can certainly be done by avoiding foods that can give evek worse. There are several types of foods to avoid include: Foods that contain sugar, artificial sweeteners, and the foods that contain oil.