However, if you are concerned and don’t meet the criteria for NHS vaccinations ... are vaccinated against whooping cough and ...

Symptoms can last for months. Whooping cough is "as infectious as measles ... said Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director. People should check their vaccination status for ...

According to the NHS website, the first signs of a 100-day whooping cough are pretty similar to a cold – normally a runny nose and sore throat. After a week, there are more developed symptoms.

There is a worrying rise in whooping cough, officials warn ... three weeks after the symptoms began or 48 hours after the patient started taking antibiotics. NHS England national director for ...

“Particularly if you also have symptoms like lethargy and fever ... 12 and 16 weeks old are eligible for an immunisation to ...

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Tru Prof Read says ... so they can truly consent." In adults, pertussis causes cold-like symptoms and a stubborn cough that can last for months.

"Within the school there are currently a total of 23 confirmed and probable cases of whooping cough. "In addition, a number of children have early symptoms which are suggestive of the disease." ...

Whooping cough is an infection that affects the airways and can be easily spread from one person to another by coughing or sneezing. Symptoms for whooping cough can develop within 21 days of ...