百日咳,是多在冬春二季侵犯小儿的一种传染病。病原是由一种百日咳杆菌,感染到呼吸道中,引起了粘膜发炎所致·在中国古医书上称‘鸬鹚咳’,‘天哮’。俗名义称‘蛤蟆咳’或‘顿咳’之类。这病初起的时候,和普通一般伤风咳嗽差不参,经过一个时期(大约十天左右),就渐渐发生阵阵发作性的剧咳,咳时颜面潮红,颈间的青筋(静脉)扛起,同时眼泪鼻涕也进流出来,甚至大小便也有时会失禁。咳 Whooping cough is an infectious disease that affects children more in the winter and spring. The pathogen is caused by a type of Bordetella pertussis that infects the respiratory tract and causes inflammation of the mucous membrane. In Chinese ancient medical books, it is called 鸬鹚Cough, ‘Tianhao’. The popular name is ‘cough cough’ or ‘cough cough’. At the beginning of the disease, it was no different from the normal general cold cough. After a period (about ten days or so), bursts of coughing, cyanosis, and blue veins (vein) between the necks gradually developed. At the same time, tears and noses flowed in, and even the urine sometimes incontinently. cough