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.
Adolescents and adults have accounted for more than half of reported cases of whooping cough in recent years. Adults and adolescents with pertussis (and those partially protected by the pertussis vaccine) can become infected but often have milder whooping cough symptoms. In some cases, they may have no symptoms at all.