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.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, there are three stages of whooping cough symptoms: 1  Catarrhal â After the incubation period of 5 to 10 days, on average, whooping cough symptoms begin to develop. Catarrhal symptoms include inflammation of the mucous membranes in one of the airways.