A37.9Dagger codeAsterisk code

Whooping cough, unspecified

Whooping cough

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GuidelinesPertussisDescription Diagnosis General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A37.9 * Notifiable condition DESCRIPTION A communicable respiratory infection classically causing a paroxysmal cough followed by an inspiratory whoop (absent in young infants) with associated vomiting. Subconjunctival haemorrhages may be present. The cough can persist for 3 months or longer with t