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Whooping Cough Alert
School officials learned late Wednesday that a Newberg High School student has a confirmed case of Whooping Cough (pertussis). The student is being treated with antibiotics and is expected to make a full recovery at home. School officials are working closely with Yamhill County Health to notify and provide staff and school families with essential information.
Whooping Cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After fits of coughing, someone with pertussis often needs to take deep breaths that result in a "whooping" sound.
Symptoms of pertussis usually develop within 7–10 days after being exposed, but sometimes not for as long as 6 weeks.
• It begins with a runny nose, sneezing, low-grade fever and mild cough. The cough gradually becomes more severe.
• After a week or two, the second stage of the illness begins, which is characterized by coughing spasms ending with a gasp or whoop as the patient tries to get air.
• Sometimes the fits of coughing results in vomiting. This stage of the illness may persist for up to 10 weeks.
Pertussis is spread from person to person by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the pertussis bacteria.
While pertussis vaccine (Tdap) is the most effective tool prevent this disease, no vaccine is 100% effective. If you have been vaccinated, the infection is usually less severe. Pertussis most commonly affects infants and young children and can be fatal, especially in babies less than 1 year of age.
If you suspect that your child has developed a cold that includes a severe cough or a cough that lasts for a long time, Yamhill County Public Health officials advise you to call your healthcare provider.
Fuimos informados la noche del miércoles que un estudiante de la Preparatoria de Newberg (NHS) tiene un caso confirmado de tos ferina (pertussis). El estudiante está siendo tratado con antibióticos y se espera que se recupere completamente en casa.
La tos ferina es una infección respiratoria altamente contagiosa conocida por una tos violenta e incontrolable que a menudo hace que sea difícil respirar. Después de un ataque de tos, alguien con tos ferina a menudo tiene que respirar profundamente lo que da lugar a un sonido "de silbido".
Los síntomas de la tos ferina generalmente se desarrollan dentro de 7 a 10 días después de haber sido expuesto, pero a veces toma hasta 6 semanas.
• Comienza con una secreción nasal, estornudos, fiebre baja y tos leve. La tos se vuelve gradualmente más severa.
• Después de una semana o dos, la segunda etapa de la enfermedad comienza, misma que se caracteriza por espasmos de tos que terminan con un jadeo o silbido cuando el paciente trata de tomar aire.
• A veces los ataques de tos resulta en vómito. Esta etapa de la enfermedad puede persistir hasta por 10 semanas.
La tos ferina se transmite de persona a persona por medio de la tos o los estornudos al estar en contacto cercano con otras personas, quienes luego inhalan la bacteria de la tos ferina.
Aunque la vacuna contra la tos ferina (Tdap) es la herramienta más eficaz de prevenir esta enfermedad, ninguna vacuna es 100% efectiva. Si usted ha sido vacunado, la infección suele ser menos grave. La tos ferina afecta más comúnmente a los bebés y niños pequeños y puede ser fatal, especialmente en los bebés menores de 1 año de edad.
Si usted sospecha que su hijo ha desarrollado un resfriado que incluye una tos grave o una tos que dura por un largo tiempo, los funcionarios del departamento de salud pública del Condado de Yamhill recomiendan que llame a su médico.