Question 1

help! could someone get whooping cough more than once in a lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Neither natural disease nor vaccination provides lifelong immunity.  Reinfections are generally milder.

Question 2

how possible is a baby to get whooping cough?

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Exposure/no antibody: Many mothers delivering today had their last whooping cough vaccine as a kid and will not have any remaining antibody to pass to their newborn. Recently,OBs have started giving the TdaP to pregnant women to help avoid this.The vaccine is not effective if given before 6 wks, so the newest babies are vulnerable if exposed. This germ can pass from infected people before they realize they are ill.

Question 3

can you get whooping cough without a whoop noise?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Dry cough for more then 6 weeks could be a symptom of whooping cough.

Question 4

how long does it take to get results from a whooping cough test?

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Time varies: Several things enter in to the time it takes to get a result.  There are rapid tests that you can get a result for in a few hours, but they are not the most reliable test.  While a positive result is probably true, a negative may not be.  The best test is a culture, and that can take a week to 10 days because you have to grow the culture and it needs to get sent to special labs to do this.

Question 5

why could you get an inconclusive result on a whooping cough test?

Accepted Answer

Time: Whooping cough occurs in three stages- the first causes runny nose and sneezing and people usually don't know they have it- this is the time it is easiest to get a positive result. 
Once the cough starts- the second phase, it is more difficult to get the bacteria from a nose sample and so that would lead to an inconclusive result. Doctor's can generally diagnose by just hearing the cough

Question 6

do i need to get vaccinated against whooping cough?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Especially if you're around young children.  If you're a healthy middle aged adult with pertussis (whooping cough) you might have a cough for a few weeks, but you'll live.  If you pass whooping cough to a newborn.. They can die.  Do a google search for "baby with pertussis" and watch some videos.  It's scary and sad.  Get your tdap (tetanus and pertussis) booster today!

Question 7

how might you get whooping cough if you were immunized?

Accepted Answer

Waining immunity: Bacteria related vaccines like pertussis (whooping cough)& tetanus will generate immunity that is shorter in duration than some of the viral vaccines like measles.Before ~1992 we rarely gave the pertussis vaccine to anyone over 6 due shot reactions & side effects. Teens & adults were occasionally infected.Today the newer vaccine has less side effects &it is recommended  for teens & adults.

Question 8

how long does it take for a whooping cough to get over?

Accepted Answer

UH BOY...: There is a reason why they used to call this disease the "100 day cough".
In my experience, it takes several weeks(2-4), sometimes longer. This is true despite all we do to try and make your infection go away. I've had patients who have fractured ribs from whooping cough...

Question 9

how often do you need to get a whooping cough shot to avoid it?

Accepted Answer

Pertussis: There is high pertussis vaccine coverage for children nationwide. However, protection from the childhood vaccine decreases over time. Preteens, teens and adults need to be revaccinated, even if they were completely vaccinated as children.

Question 10

why do people still get whooping cough even though they were immunized?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely but possibl: There is no vaccine that is 100% guarantee you will never get the disease effective.  Also, if your body has certain types of immune deficiencies, some vaccines might "not take" for you and you won't build up an immunity for that disease. So while the technical answer to your question is yes, it is very rare to get disease after immunization. However, protection may wear off and you need boosters!

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