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What can i do to breathe better with whooping cough?
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Get treated...: Also known as pertussis, treatment with Azithromycin will be important - this will decrease the duration of illness and contagiousness. Other treatment strategies such as epinephrine, steroids, and nebulizing treatments have not been consistently effective in getting people to breathe easier.
Answered 6/24/2014
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