百日咳为小儿的一种普遍性急性传染病,名为“百日”形容本病治疗不能速效,过程易于延长,并非等待百日期满不经治疗即可告愈。不少病家认为是白日咳(白书)也是错误的解释。古人对这个病的症状的描述是颇为详尽的如:病名:“顿咳”顿作顿首鞠躬状故名。“鹭鸶呛”如鹭鸶的伸头俯首作鱼硬状故名“(?)咳”本病与 Pertussis is a common acute infectious disease in children. The name “Hundred Days” describes the treatment of the disease as inefficient and the process is prone to prolonged. It is not for waiting for 100 days to be cured without treatment. Many sick people think that it is the wrong explanation for the day-to-day cough (white book). The description of the symptoms of the disease in the ancients is quite detailed, such as: The name of the disease: “Don’t cough,” is the name of the first meal. “Herons” such as the herons stretch their heads and head down for the name “(?) cough” in this disease.