Pertussis is usually treatable, but it is more difficult to treat when the disease is severe and the individual’s health is poor.
Pertussis is an acute respiratory infectious disease, caused by Bordetella pertussis infection, characterized by a relatively long course of the disease.
Pertussis treatment difficulty coefficient is not high, patients in the disease, can be reasonable use of erythromycin, erythromycin and other aminoglycoside antibiotics for antibacterial treatment, spasm and cough intense people can use diazepam, phenobarbital sodium and other symptomatic treatment, most of the patients treated in time, can be cured of the disease.
But there are a small number of pertussis patients with more serious conditions, and patients with poor personal health is to lead to increased difficulty in the treatment of disease coefficients, so do not rule out that even if the patient receives treatment may be subject to emphysema, pulmonary atelectasis, whooping cough encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia, and other complications of the hazards.
Because whooping cough is highly contagious, patients not only need to receive timely treatment, but also need to do a good job of isolation. When symptoms of pertussis are suspected, seek medical attention.