What is whooping cough?
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Whooping cough or Pertussis, as it is called in medical parlance, is a contagious disease. It is a very distressing condition which may cause serious trouble in the lungs.
The disease appears to be endemic, with seasonal outbreaks, especially during the winter months. The incubation period is between one and two weeks after exposure.
Signs & Symptoms
The disease has a catarrhal and a spasmodic stage. For the first week, the cough is like an
ordinary upper respiratory catarrh. At the end of a week, it becomes spasmodic and comes in
bouts, initially more often during the night, but later during the day as well. The child goes on
coughing.
His face becomes red and suffused, the tongue protrudes and the eyes begin to
water. At the end of the bout, the child takes a deep breath, and there is a prolonged croaking
sound which is called a whoop. This sound is produced by the air entering through a partially
closed glottis ( entrance to the larynx). This gives the disease its name. The child brings out a
sticky secretion from his nose and mouth and very often vomits.
At the end of the bout, the child
lies back exhausted. Gradually, over the next three or four weeks, the bouts of cough and their
duration become less and disappear in about 8 to 10 weeks from the beginning of the disease.
In immunized children, the disease is mild and atypical.
Types of whooping cough
Unlike
some other diseases, a new born baby has no immunity to this disease, and can get it any time
after birth. It commonly affects infants during the first year of their life, when it is very severe and
most of the deaths due to it occur during this period.
Many cases occur in children upto 5 years
of age. In some cases children up to 12 years may also be affected. The disease may cause
serious trouble in the lungs.
This highly infectious disease is caused by bacteria. It spreads rapidly from one child to another
by droplet-infection. This is especially so during the early catarrhal stage, but once the typical
spasmodic bout starts, the infectivity becomes negligible. This disease has a prolonged course
of 8 to 10 weeks.
What Causes whooping cough?
Whooping cough is highly contagious, caused br rod shaped bacilli, Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertusis. The first one gives rise to more severe infections. It is also associated with various adinoviruses, para influenza and respiratory viruses.
It spreads rapidly from on child to another through droplets emitted by coughing. This is especially so during the early catarrhal stage, but once the typical spasmodic bout starts the infection becomes negligible.
The actual cause of the whooping cough, is however, is feeding the children with refined and dermineralised foods and the absence of sufficient quantity of fresh fruits and salad vegetables in their diet.
This results in accumulation of excessive quantities of catarrh and mucus in the child's system. This is an attempt on the part of the nature to throw out this catarrh and mucus. The use of drugs to treat other diseases can also lead to whooping cough.
Risk Factors:
Whooping cough or pertussis, as it is called in medical parlance, is a contagious disease.
It commonly affects infants during the first year of life, if they are not immunized. Many cases of whooping cough occur in children up to five years of age. In some cases, children up to 12 years may also be affected.
Prevention:
Unlike some other diseases, a new born baby has no immunity to whooping cough, and can get it any time after birth.
The actual cause of the whooping cough, is however, is feeding the children with refined and dermineralised foods and the absence of sufficient quantity of fresh fruits and salad vegetables in their diet.
So it is essential to maintain the best possible quality of nutrition, including fresh fruit and vegetables.
When to seek Medical Advice:
Due to the severity of bouts of cough, bleeding can occur into the eyes, from the nose, the lung,
and , in rare cases, into the brain, resulting in convulsions. In many young children, lung
complications such as collapse of a part of the lung are common because of the thick sticky
nature of the secretions blocking the passage of air to a part of the lung.
Secondary infection
may result in pneumonia. They may be convulsions, and, in rare cases, inflammation of the brain.
Treatment/Therapy:
Good nursing care is essential to the treatment of whooping cough. The child patient should be isolated from others and kept in a well ventilated room. He should wear loose clothes and must be given plenty of liquids in between the attacks of coughing.
Orange juice will be especially beneficial. It can be given diluted with warm water on 50:50 basis. You should give warm water daily to the affective person during the whooping cough period.
In the beginning of the treatment, the child should be placed on a fast, on orange juice and water
for few days. He should be given the juice of an orange diluted with warm water on 50 : 50 basis.
He should not be given milk or anything else. He should be given warm water enema daily
during this period to cleanse the bowels. In case of constipation, a mild laxative, preferably
castor oil, should be administered. This will also relieve the pain in the abdominal muscles which
are usually strained during the paroxysms of coughing.
Cold packs should be applied to the
throat and upper chest as required. Epsom-salt baths will be beneficial during this period.
After the more sever symptoms have cleared, the patient should be placed on an exclusive diet
of fresh fruits for a few days. In this regimen, we should take fresh juicy fruits such as apple,
orange, pineapple and papaya. After further recovery, he can adopt a regular well-balanced diet,
according to his age. The emphasis should be on fresh fruit, fruit and vegetable juices and milk.
When the convalescent stage has been reached, the child should be encouraged to spend as
much time as possible out of doors.
Self Care strategies for Living with whooping cough
The most effective of these remedies is the use of garlic. The syrup of garlic should be given in doses of five drops to a teaspoon two or three times a day for treating this condition. It should be given more often if the coughing spells are frequent and violent.
• Use of ginger is another effective homemade remedy for whooping cough treatment. A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice, mixed with a cup of fenugreek (methi) decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent diaphoretic. It acts as an expectorant in the whopping cough disease.
• A syrup prepared by mixing a teaspoon of fresh radish juice with an equal quantity of honey and a little rock salt, is beneficial in the treatment of this disease. It should be given thrice daily.
• Almond oil is also valuable in treating whooping cough. It should be given mixed with 10 drops each of fresh white onion juice, daily three for a fortnight
Diet change strategies:
Certain home remedies have been found beneficial in the treatment of whooping cough. The
most effective of these remedies is the use of garlic. The syrup of garlic should be given in the
dosage of five drops to a tablespoon two or three times a day for treating this condition. It should
be given more often if the coughing spells are frequent and violent.
Ginger ( adrak) is another effective remedy for whooping cough. A teaspoon of fresh ginger
juice, mixed with a cup of fenugreek ( methi) decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent
diaphoretic.
It acts as an expectorant in this disease.
A syrup prepared by mixing a teaspoon of fresh radish (muli) with equal quantity of honey and a
little rock salt, is beneficial in the treatment of this disease. It should be given thrice daily.
Almond (badam) oil is valuable in whooping cough. It should be given missed with 10 drops
each of fresh white onion juice and ginger juice, daily thrice for a fortnight . It will give relief.
Vitamin & Nutrient Associations
Even when we try to eat well, we're disadvantaged. The nutritional content of most food has been compromised over the years, not only by deficient soils and modern production, transportation, storage and processing methods, but also by the enormous amounts of chemical and artificial substances added to promote growth, storage life, taste and appearance.
As the information clearly states, nutrition including plenty of fruits and vegetables are essential in preventing this disease in our children.
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