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I have had a cough for 8 weeks, no congestion. Been to the doctor twice. Nothing found on chest x-ray.I do not know what to do next. Antibiotic (Bactrum) for pertussisinfection did not work. Please ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Zotaj Antoneta
( General & Family Physician)
anyone coughing). My question is -- is whooping cough/ pertussis contagious during the incubation period just in case that woman that I was around did have pertussis? Could I have given it to my son just by ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil
( General & Family Physician)
, Diptheria and Pertussis . The only thing that the newborn could get would be Pertussis. CDC say that grandparents need the shot because they may have Pertussis and not know it.....how can a person... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Hi - I have tested positive for Pertussis ( whooping cough .) Before they finally ran the Pertussis ... Azithyromycin (5 Day.) Symptoms disappear for a few days but then when done with medicine they... View answer
What is pertussis? What are the symptomsofpertussis? Can adults really get pertussis? How is pertussis diagnosed and treated? How is pertussis prevented? Where are the... View answer
Hello, my 4 month old baby has the symptomsofpertussis (whooping cough) so I took him to the ER and while in the hospital they did the testing and we are waiting to hear back for the results, but in ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sandhya
( General & Family Physician)
My 7 year old daughter has had a persistent cough with no other symptoms for 16 days now.Checked for pertussis,came back negative.Never has had problem before.No runny nose,sore throat,etc..No asthma ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Manoj Pradeep
( General & Family Physician)
[How can one be sure of a diagnosis of pneumonia or pertusses in adults. How do you compare? My doc thinks I have pertusses. But the doctor in Mexico where I was originally treated said I had PB pneumonia. I was on... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
( General Surgeon)
pertussis vaccine but it is not available as a single vaccine. Would it hurt her or the baby if she had the combination of pertussis and tetn.? Thanks so much, Worried grandmother to be ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
( General & Family Physician)
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