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Whooping Cough Information
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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! 
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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.