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What to do if i am in south africa wth a baby that has wooping cough?
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Please seek medical: care for baby as the baby could develop respiratory distress.
Answered 12/26/2014
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Antibiotics/mgt: If you baby has whooping cough, antibiotics and follow up are indicated. Signs of distress include poor feeding, irritability, rapid respiratory rate, change in coloration of skin, lips, nailbeds. I would also advise checking the CDC website, pertussis may occur even among immunized infants.
Answered 12/26/2014
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