what are symptoms of whooping cough
1. Cold-Like Symptoms. The earliest sign of whooping cough begins approximately 10 days following contamination with typical cold-like symptomsâincluding sneezing, watery eyes, fatigue, muscle stiffness, and loss of appetite. Your child could experience other cold symptoms, like a mild fever and mild cough as well. The thick mucus that develops from whooping cough can make it difficult to eat and drink, so your child may seem uninterested in meal time.
The disease is transferred from person to person by bacteria-contaminated droplets formed during a coughing spell; however, the disease may be prevented by vaccinations. Symptoms of whooping cough vary. Early in the infection, the symptoms resemble those of a cold; mild fever, nasal congestion, sneezing, nasal discharge, and a dry cough. However, in contrast to a cold, the symptoms persist and worsen over about one to two weeks.