Health Tips: With the change in weather in the month of March-April, people have to face diseases like cold, cough and fever, the effect of whooping cough has spread from the country to abroad these days, the best way to avoid it is vaccination.

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With the change in weather in the months of March-April, people have to face diseases like cold, cough and fever. This time, whooping cough has also troubled people a lot. Whooping Cough or Pertussis is a disease which is affecting not only India but also in places like China, America, Britain, Philippines, Netherlands, Ireland. Public Health Agency i.e. PHA said that there has been a significant increase in the cases of whooping cough in Northern Ireland.

Since the beginning of this year, about 769 such cases have been confirmed in Northern Ireland, after which the PHA requested pregnant women and parents of young children to get the pertussis vaccine. PHA said that during Covid and lockdown, people used to maintain distance and use masks due to which the outbreak of whooping cough started reducing, but gradually people again started moving away from things like cleanliness and masks, then this disease started again. Started spreading her net.

Whooping cough is very dangerous and sometimes it proves fatal. Children easily fall prey to this. Its initial symptoms may be cough, fever or runny nose. If your health does not improve even after a few days, you feel like vomiting, or you start having difficulty in breathing, then it is advisable to consult a doctor. Loss of appetite and weight loss can also be symptoms of whooping cough.

what kind of infection
Whooping cough is a type of bacterial infection in which the nose and throat are especially affected. These bacteria spread through the air and when an infected person coughs or sneezes, there is a risk of people around him getting infected. Since this is a disease caused by infection, it is advisable to take extra precautions.

what is the treatment
Doctors give anti-allergic or antibiotic medicines for this. The best way to avoid this is vaccination. Vaccines like DTaP i.e. Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis for small children and Tdap i.e. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis for adults can prove to be helpful in preventing this disease.