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Potential whooping cough early stages

2018-06-21 21:51:36
I'm 16 years old and yesterday it got announced that there was whooping cough at school. I have been vaccinated for it, but today i am having a sore throat, feel a bit warm , have a runny nose and have to sneeze all the time. Tomorrow i have classes again. What should i do? Do i have the 100-day cough?
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No, you are immune to Pertussis, but you need to meet an ENT Specialist to get your throat infection treated.

Answered2018-06-22 09:19:56

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