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...careful not to administer over the counter medication, without a prescription from a doctor. A whooping cough is highly contagious and therefore members of the household should be careful not to contract the illness.

Loss of appetite and a recurrent fever are the most common symptoms of whooping cough in toddlers, along with the cough itself. At times, the cough can cause enough irritation in the throat to cause the child to bring up everything that has been consumed, be it solid or liquid. If the vomiting continues, there is the looming danger of dehydration that should be avoided at all costs. There is a distinct sound of whooping cough in toddlers that will help you to differentiate it from a regular cough.

There are a number of age old remedies of how to treat whooping cough in toddlers. To begin with, adult members of the household need to understand the contagiousness of this illness, and need to protect themselves from developing whooping cough. Dehydration is one of the greatest concerns of whooping cough and children need to be given large amounts of water and fruit juices in order to stay hydrated, and for the immune system to be boosted to fight the infection. Wearing surgical masks and sanitizing your hands frequently will keep the infection at bay, to a certain extent, thereby preventing anyone else from contracting the illness. During the initial stages of the illness, it is best recommended that infected children be kept in isolation, away from other members of the household, who are most likely to catch the infection. Timely consumption of meals and medication will soon help a child infected get back to normal health and wellbeing.

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