{"id":3115,"date":"2024-09-23T13:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/lincoln\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:17:10","slug":"notification-of-pertussis-whooping-cough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/lincoln\/article\/notification-of-pertussis-whooping-cough\/","title":{"rendered":"Notification of Pertussis\/Whooping Cough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lincoln Families, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has come to our attention that your child may have been exposed to a person who has pertussis\u00a0(whooping cough).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pertussis\u00a0is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the air when an infected person sneezes or coughs.\u00a0Pertussis\u00a0begins with cold symptoms and a cough which becomes much worse over 1-2 weeks. Symptoms usually include a long series of coughs (\u201ccoughing fits\u201d) followed by a whooping noise. However, older children, adults and very young infants may not develop the whoop. People with\u00a0pertussis\u00a0may have a series of coughs followed by vomiting, turning blue, or difficulty catching their breath. The cough is often worse at night and cough medicines usually do not help alleviate the cough. The disease can be very severe and, although
deaths are rare, they do occur especially in infants less than one year of age. Please refer to the attached\u00a0Pertussis\u00a0Fact Sheet<\/a>\u00a0for more information on\u00a0pertussis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Pennsylvania Department of Health strongly recommends the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n