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Whooping Cough Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have whooping cough and any of the following:
- Worsening cough
- Shortness of breath
- Repeated vomiting after coughing
- Symptoms last longer than 1 week
- Cyanosis:

- Blue lips or nailbeds
- Confusion
- Lethargy:
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Last Updated: Jan 7, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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PubMed Whooping Cough References
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