Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

A highly contagious bacterial infection spread by aerosol droplets eg sneezing or coughing. Thousands of cases of whooping cough occur each year and they can last for months.

Clinical features include:

Cold like symptoms, runny nose
Low grade fever
Respiratory symptoms include rapid coughs followed by a whooping sound

This routine vaccination is usually combined with tetanus and diphtheria and/or polio vaccines and may need to be updated prior to travel.

Detailed information on preparing for your trip is available in The Traveller’s Pocket Medical Guide and International Certificate of Vaccination and during a travel consultation with a Travel Clinics Australia doctor.
Call 1300 369 359	to make an appointment at a clinic (click here to find one near you) OR
Call 1900 969 359*	for our travel health information hotline.
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