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How likely is it to get permanent lung damage from whooping cough as a teen?
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Whooping cough provides the greatest risk to infants under 1 year old. Their effort to cough out mucus plugs at that age can cause brain damage/stroke/death. Older kids/teens have a different ratio of muscle mass/strength such that their cough is stronger & less likely to produce the infant level of damage. A teen may get very sick/experience lung damage and other complications.
Answered 8/7/2021
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