TABLE 1.

Twenty true/false questions on pertussis and pertussis vaccine

Question	Answer
1. Whooping cough is an infection caused by bacteria.	True
2. Whooping cough spreads easily from person to person.	True
3. Only babies get whooping cough.	False
4. Whooping cough causes a bad cough which lasts three to four days.	False
5. Babies with whooping cough often vomit and lose weight.	True
6. Babies with whooping cough always have to be admitted to hospital.	False
7. Whooping cough can cause convulsions in babies.	True
8. Whooping cough can cause brain damage in some babies.	True
9. Modern treatment cures whooping cough within one to two days.	False
10. Children can catch whooping cough more than once.	False
11. Whooping cough vaccine contains living germs.	False
12. Whooping cough vaccine causes fever in about one-half of babies.	True
13. The baby shot (or DPT) contains vaccines against whooping cough, tetanus (lockjaw) and diphtheria.	True
14. Some babies cry for many hours after whooping cough vaccine.	True
15. Whooping cough vaccine may cause a convulsion in some babies.	True
16. The vaccine often causes pain, redness and swelling in the arm or leg.	True
17. Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Tempra, Panadol) may reduce the side effects or reactions after whooping cough vaccine.	True
18. Only one injection is needed to prevent whooping cough.	False
19. The whooping cough vaccine provides protection for life.	False
20. The illness caused by whooping cough is much more serious than the potential side effects of the vaccine.	True

DPT Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine