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My son has a fever and a mucus sounding cough he is sleeping and coughed 2 and then i heard him " whoop" is this pertusiss?am i over reacting?
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PERTUSSIS?: Does your son have the pertussis shot ? If not , pertussis is having a series of coughing episodes ending with a " whoop" associated with fever.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Unlikely: Patients with pertussis (whooping cough) are generally afebrile. Typical cough spell is a repetitive coughs until child actually stops breathing briefly, followed by sudden deep inspiration (whoop).
Answered 11/12/2012
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