Anyone ever get Whooping Cough?
A.K.A. Pertussis. I ask because I have been sick for a while now, but officially tested positive for pertussis, and it is a horrible disease. The coughing! The mucas! The trouble sleeping!
If you were wondering:
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Symptoms of whooping cough typically last 6 to 10 weeks (but may last longer) and occur in three stages.
* Stage 1: Coldlike symptoms, such as sneezing, runny nose, mild coughing, watery eyes, and sometimes a mild fever, last from several days to 2 weeks. An infected person is most contagious during this stage.
* Stage 2: Coldlike symptoms fade, but the cough worsens, changing from a dry, hacking cough to bursts of uncontrollable, often violent coughing. During a coughing episode, it may be temporarily impossible to take a breath because of the intensity and repetition of coughs. When finally able to breathe, the person may take in a sudden gasp of air through airways narrowed by inflammation, sometimes causing a whooping noise. Vomiting and severe exhaustion often follow a coughing spell. However, between coughing episodes, the infected person often appears normal. This is the most serious stage of whooping cough, usually lasting from 2 to 4 weeks or longer.
* Stage 3: Although the person improves and gains strength, the cough may become louder and sound worse. Coughing spells may occur sporadically for weeks to months and may flare up if a cold or other upper respiratory illness develops. This final stage may last longer in people who have never received the whooping cough vaccine.
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Basically, I randomly start coughing for about 10 seconds, can't breathe or move while it's going on, and spit mucas everywhere. Bad attacks leave me with migraine-like headaches for a little while and symptoms get worse at night and in the morning. When I wake up I often spend about 20 minutes at a sink just coughing shit up. It wakes me up often during the night, making it difficult to sleep well, if at all. Wee! |
