The clinical case of a combined new coronavirus infection and whooping cough in an unvaccinated child.

ABSTRACT

Whooping cough remains a life-threatening infection, especially for unvaccinated young children. The article describes a case of severe and non-smooth course of whooping cough in an unvaccinated, girl of 4 months of life from the family hearth of whooping cough and. COVID-19. There were cases of COVID-19 and. whooping cough, in adults in the family, occurring under the mask of a mild respiratory infection, not verified before they were detected, in a child, and. did. not require hospitalization. The combined, course of two infectious diseases COVID-19 and. whooping cough, in a 4-month-old. unvaccinated, girl contributed, to the prolongation of the duration o f whooping cough, prolonged release o f SARS-COV-2 RNA, the late appearance of hematological changes typical o f whooping cough, the development o f respiratory delays and re-hospitalization o f a patient with prolonged respiratory support. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the coverage of routine vaccination, has significantly decreased, as a result of which, children of the first years of life have become more vulnerable to vaccine-controlled, infections, which, causes the risk of combined, infections.Copyright © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.