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Whooping Cough Information
Home page
Listen to the sound of whooping
cough! (symptoms page)
Do you think you have it? This site
could tell you!
Want to ask an expert? Email
me!
email
guideline page
What is this
site about?
Detailed and comprehensive information for people who want to know about whooping
cough.
Who is it for?
It is produced to help people who have or think they have whooping cough or
think it is affecting their friends or family. It may also be helpful to
health professionals.
Why would you
want to know?
Whooping cough is commonly undiagnosed or misdiagnosed by doctors and other
health professionals because they fail to recognize the symptoms.
Who am I?
I am Dr Doug Jenkinson, a family doctor who has researched whooping cough for
25 years. If you have a questions about whooping cough you think I can
answer please email me email
guideline page
If you want to know more about me click here Dr-J
How this site
is set out
The main
topics are shown at the top of each page and each of those pages has a deep
pink background like this page. Sometimes these deep pink pages
have more detailed or technical information link. These more technical pages
have a pale pink background. These pale pink pages may have links
to even more technically detailed pages and these pages are white.
If you find yourself a bit confused by the details, you probably need to
go back to a deep pink page.
ALL
INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR
GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE
KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED
AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO
VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU
ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.