1. Purchase a SIM card if your carrier requires one. In order to activate your used phone, you will need to insert a SIM card for your plan. 1  Unless the device has been unlocked, it can generally only be activated on the same carrier it was originally activated on.
Whooping cough causes severe coughing spells, which can sometimes end in a whooping sound when the child breathes in. Before a vaccine was available, pertussis killed about 9,000 people in the United States each year. Now, the pertussis vaccine has reduced the annual number of deaths to less than 20.
There are many causes of a productive cough, such as: 1  Viral illnesses. 2  It is normal to have a productive cough when you have a common cold. 3  Coughing is often triggered by mucus that drains down the back of the throat. 4  Infections. 5  An infection of the lungs or upper airway passages can cause a cough.here are many causes of a nonproductive cough, such as: 1  Viral illnesses. 2  Bronchospasm. 3  Allergies. 4  Medicines called ACE inhibitors that are used to control high blood pressure. 5  Exposure to dust, fumes, and chemicals in the work environment. 6  Asthma. 7  Blockage of the airway by an inhaled object, such as food or a pill.