While whooping cough is very unpleasant, there may
also be other complications, they include:
also be other complications, they include:
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Otite media, especially in infants
Otite media, especially in infants
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Bronchitis
Bronchitis
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Bronchopneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
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Flare- up of tuberculosis
Flare- up of tuberculosis
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Severe vomiting with dehydration
Severe vomiting with dehydration
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Tetany ulceration of the tongue (due to biting during a paroxysm)
Tetany ulceration of the tongue (due to biting during a paroxysm)
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Abdominal hernia
Abdominal hernia
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Seizures and brain damage
Seizures and brain damage
