Missouri NAACP State Conference Â· January 29 at 4:07pm Â· Civil Rights Attorney, Frankie Muse Freeman, is Honored on House Floor by State Rep. Steven Roberts
The first symptoms of whooping cough are similar to those of a common cold: 1  runny nose. 2  sneezing. 3  mild cough.  low-grade fever.
The term whooping cough is based on the characteristic noise made as the person at the end of a coughing attack that sounds like a high-pitched whoop as the person tries to suck in a breath. Symptoms of whooping cough vary. Early in the infection, the symptoms resemble those of a cold; mild fever,