Monday, July 14, 2008

Whooping Coughing

In adults, signs and symptoms of whooping cough may be similar to those of bronchitis, a respiratory infection that causes a nagging cough. Babies and infants with whooping cough may not whoop at all, or at least not as loudly as elder children do. Some children with whooping cough may experience choking spells and turn blue in the face as they oppose to breathe after extended coughing.

Severe coughing can result in tiny red spots caused by ruptures in blood vessels at the skin's surface (petechiae) in the upper body, since small areas of bleeding in the whites of the eyes. You may even bruise or break a rib if your coughing episodes are harsh. Coughing may be poor at night.

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