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Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
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Attributes
Commonality for Afghanistanis common
Commonality for Australiais rare
Commonality for Central Africais common
Commonality for Central Americais rare
Commonality for Chinais rare
Commonality for East Africais uncommon
Commonality for Europeis rare
Commonality for North Africais rare
Commonality for North Americais rare
Commonality for South Africais rare
Commonality for South Americais rare
Commonality for South East Asiais rare
Commonality for Southern Indiais uncommon
Commonality for Sub Saharan Africais uncommon
Commonality for Zimbabweis uncommon
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
10Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
4Lifestyle changes
1Behavioural changes
1Alternative and complementary therapies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
1These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
1This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
1Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Red Clover helps to treat coughs)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Black Cohosh (cimicifuga Racemosa):
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that Black Cohosh helps to treat symptoms of pertussis in any way. Studies have yielded mixed results)
Grade of Evidence: moderate quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/redclover/
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609225
4. http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/natural-fertility-boosters.html
5. http://indigo-herbs.co.uk/acatalog/Red_Clover_Flowers_Info.html
6. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/trifolium_pratense.html
7. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/red-clover
8. http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69350.cfm