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How is whooping cough or pertussis spread?

April 26, 2017cough pertussis spread whooping

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How is whooping cough or pertussis spread?

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It spreads rapidly from one person to another through droplets emitted by coughing (both direct and airborne droplets of respiratory secretions) This is especially so during the catarrhal stage and the first two weeks of the paroxysmal stage (approx. 21 days).