The blue cough is growing again, the level of which is over the level before the entrepreneur. Adults and adolescents disease causes a weakening cough that can take months, but infants are a threat to life. The American scientists have warned that most of children younger than two months appeared in the hospital and called for parents to be vaccinated. The study was published in Pediatrics magazine.
"Symptoms are different in newborns. The typical blue cough can be absent, but the pause of the breath is popular, "said Chicago's" Anne and Robert H.. Kaitley Lee, a specialist in infectious diseases of the Children's Hospital.
In babies, a blue cough can be accompanied by a large number of leukocytes, which can sometimes confuse doctors and lead to false doubts of cancer or other non-infectious diseases. When such indicators are found, doctors advise first to exclude the blue cough.
Experts emphasize that during pregnancy mother vaccination remains the main method of defending.
"This is extremely important, because the vaccination protects newborns in the first weeks of life when the risk of complications is especially high," said Lord.
If the diagnosis is confirmed or suspected, antibiotics are immediately assigned. In the early stages, they help to mitigate the disease, and at the late stages, reduce the risk of spreading infection.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
