According to the Hanoi Department of Health, the patient is from the outlying district of Dan Phuong. On November 11, she showed symptoms, including a cough, sneezing and sore throat. At the Vietnam National Hospital of Paediatrics, the newborn baby was diagnosed with bronchitis. However, following the three-day treatment, she did not improve.

On November 14, the patient was taken to a private hospital in Hanoi and was also given medicine to take at home.

However, her condition continued worsening and on November 16, she struggled with a more severe cough and tiredness.

She was once again brought to the Vietnam National Hospital of Paediatrics to be diagnosed again. Doctors then concluded that she had whooping cough.

The disease is transmitted through respiratory droplets from the mucous membranes of the nose and throat of an infected person, especially when they cough or sneeze.

If not quickly and properly treated, patients can suffer from complications related to other respiratory problems or even die, particularly among children under five.

Vaccination is seen as an effective disease prevention measure. Children are given four doses of whooping cough vaccine between two and 18 months old.
 

Source: Dtinews