一般人认为呼吸道感染都是秋、冬季节的疾患,而忽视夏季(5～8月)是百日咳季节。由于近年来百日咳不多见而且这种病菌不易培养,不少医师和医院化验室对此症的诊断能力较差。去年美国有一家医院暴发了百日咳,结果一名儿童死亡,十五名病人及二名医院工作人贝受传染.其中一位成人患者由于剧烈阵咳而造成颈椎椎间盘突出。百日咳的并发症尚包括肺炎、肺气肿、脑损伤、癫痫、脱水及体重锐减。因此,如果在夏季发现成人或儿童患有阵发性 Most people think that respiratory infections are diseases of the autumn and winter seasons, while neglecting summer (May to August) is a pertussis season. Due to the rare pertussis in recent years and this bacteria is not easy to cultivate, many physicians and hospital laboratories for the diagnosis of this disease is poor. Last year, one hospital was diagnosed with whooping cough in the United States. As a result, one child died and 15 patients and two hospital workers were infected. One of the adult patients caused cervical disc herniation due to severe cough. Pertussis complications include pneumonia, emphysema, brain damage, epilepsy, dehydration and weight loss. So, if you find an adult or child with paroxysmal in summer