Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Sign/Symptoms
Appetite Loss (Anorexia) Cough Hacking Cough Productive Cough Whooping (High Pitched Sound as Patient Struggles to Breathe) Eyes: Shedding of Tears (Lacrimation) Fever (Raised Body Temperature) Nose Congested or Running (Rhinitis) Sneezing Vomiting

Drugs
Azithromycin Cotrimoxazole Erythromycin

Treatments
Medical Procedure Intubation Oxygen Administration Suction Lifestyle Changes Isolation Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Medical Therapy Intubation Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Isolation Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Oxygen Administration Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Suction Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
Commonality for Southern India is uncommon Commonality for South East Asia is rare Commonality for South America is rare Commonality for Afghanistan is common Commonality for Australia is rare Commonality for South Africa is rare Commonality for Europe is rare Commonality for North America is rare Commonality for China is rare Commonality for Zimbabwe is uncommon Commonality for East Africa is uncommon Commonality for Central America is rare Commonality for Central Africa is common Commonality for Sub Saharan Africa is uncommon Commonality for North Africa is rare

Further Tests
Lymphocytes Count Lymphocytes (Increased)

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Red Clover helps to treat coughs)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Black Cohosh (cimicifuga Racemosa):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that Black Cohosh helps to treat symptoms of pertussis in any way. Studies have yielded mixed results)

Grade of Evidence: moderate quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/redclover/

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609225

4. http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/natural-fertility-boosters.html

5. http://indigo-herbs.co.uk/acatalog/Red_Clover_Flowers_Info.html

6. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/trifolium_pratense.html

7. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/red-clover

8. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69350.cfm

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