Early symptoms of the whooping cough may be mild and include a runny nose, dry cough, and low-grade fever. Within a few days, symptoms get worse and coughing becomes severe in fits or episodes of coughing that can last up to one minute. During the episodes of coughing the face can become red or blue (cyanosis) due to a lack of oxygen. The episodes of coughing are followed by the hallmark whooping sound a person makes when gasping for air.
Symptoms of whooping cough also include vomiting after a coughing episode, coughing up thick phlegm, and fatigue.
Complications of whooping cough can occur due to the violent coughing episodes. They can include fractured ribs, hernia, and broken blood vessels in the eyes and on the skin.
In infants, complications can be severe, even life-threatening, and include dehydration, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and respiratory arrest....more about Whooping Cough »
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Whooping Cough includes the 43 symptoms listed below:
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- (Source - Diseases Database)Incubation period for Whooping Cough: 7 to 21 days
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