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Whooping Cough Vaccine: Essential for your baby's safety!

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📅 Updated: Oct 31, 2026 • ⏱ 5 min read • Editorial policy
Whooping Cough Vaccine: Essential for your baby's safety!
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– Jilata kullakaxa, ¿kawkqamasa jikxatasipkta? Aka urunaxa mä jisk'a wawampi jikxatasinwa aruskiptasktanxa. Wawamaxa mä jisk'a ch'uxuqampi qalltirakina, ukhamaraki chhujunxapxatata jan uñjasïna, ukjamächiixa wali manqhatakix chhuyäskarakispawa, ¿janichäspa? Jichhaxa janllt'atajja, mä aski yatiyawimpiw purintapxta, kunatix akax mä usuruw sutiqarakiwa, qullqasata chhujunxa (tosferina) satatawa, ukaxa wawanakatakixa wali jiqhanïrakispawa. Ukampirusa, jan llakisipxamti, akataki jark'añatakixa mä sumapuni ukhamaraki askipuni chhujunxaxa utjaskakiwa. Jichhaxa, mä jisk'a aruskipawimpiwa aka wakiskiri chhujunxataki parlt'apxañäni.

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¿Kunasa Qullqasata Chhujunxaxa?

Kunsatï sasinaxa, qullqasata chhujunxaxa (whooping cough) mä jach'a usuriwa, ukaxa chuyma manqhanakasarakiw (respiratory system) khullartarakitu, kunjamakitix phisi ukatxa pulmón ukhamaraki yaqha ch'uqa taypinakaruw puriyarakitu. Akaxa mä jisk'a k'umu usuriwa, uka sutiparusti Bordetella pertussis satarakitu.

Aka usunxa mä wali uñt'at jach'a ch'iqhiñapawa, mä aski chhujunxarakiw utjaraki, ukaxa jan phuqhataw t'uqjasiskaki. Ukhamaraki chhujunxatatakix wajwataw wawakunaxa samart'añataki ch'amachasipxi, ukhamaraki chuqichuqi lurasa uñstarakispawa. Ukatrakispawa, chhujunxat p'iqinxi ukhaxa mä jach'a "whiu" sasinwa ist'asispawa, ukatsa ingles arunxa "Whooping Cough" sasin sutiyapxi. Mä jisk'a q'illu phuyu ukhamaraki jallu k'uchunxa usuriw amtasiraki, ukhamaraki wawakunaxa samart'äwinakapaspawa (apnea).

📌 K'ullu Yatiyawinaka

  • Qullqasata chhujunxaxa (tosferina) wali usuriwa, ukax wawanakaruw p'iqinchaspa.
  • DTaP ukhamaraki Tdap chhujunxanaka uñstayatawa wawanakaru ukhamaraki jilïrinakaru jark'añataki.
  • Apunchäw uka pacha saräwimpiw (National Immunization Program) chhujunxax wawanakaru gratis churataraki.
  • Taykanakaxa, suqtäni pacha manqharakiwa (third trimester) Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañapa.
  • Kuna llakïwipasa, mä aski local qullasirimpiw (local family clinic) arst'asisma.

¿Kuna laykumus aka chhujunxaxa wali wakiskiriwa?

Aka chhujunxaxa mayni maysat wali wakiskiripxi, ukampirusa wawanakataki, khitinakatix jisk'a wawakunäpkän ukhamaraki payani phajsintakiprakïpkän ukhamarakixa wali askiwa, kunatix qullqasata chhujunxaxa wali k'umunchasirispawa:

  • Pulmón usuri (Pneumonia): K'umunaka pulmón manqharu mantañasa, wali jach'a usuruw tukuyarakispawa.
  • Khathatiñanakampi ukhamaraki epilepsia: Jan walt'aya khathatiñanakawa wawakunaru puriyarakispawa.
  • P'iqi usuri (Brain damage): K'uchuñataki samart'äwi janiw phuqhaspäna ukhaxa, p'iqiru ch'amanakapa janiw purinkaspäti, ukhamat jach'a usunaka puriyarakispawa.

Aka usunxa mä llakisiñapaxa, qallta pachanxaxa mä jisk'a ch'uxuqampikiw qalltaraki. Ukatwa janiw yatiskäti, mä jan chhujunxatäki jilïri jaqixa aka usuru wawaru mantayarakispawa, ¿janichäspa?

¿Kuna laya chhujunxanakaraki qullqasata jark'añatakix utji?

Nanaka duwis laya chhujunxanakarakiw jark'añatakix sarantayapxta. Ukhamaraki akax paya yaqha usuri jark'añatakiprakïwa: Diptería ukhamaraki Tétanos.

¿Kunjamasa chhujunxäwi saräwipaxa?

Wawanakas ukhamaraki jilïrinakas aka chhujunxa churatapxañapa. Raji markanakanx ukhamaraki qullasirinkas, DTaP chhujunxarakiw 5 dosis ukjamaxa gratis churataraki:

  • 2 phajsintaki
  • 4 phajsintaki
  • 6 phajsintaki
  • 18 phajsintaki (më watanira)
  • 4-6 wata patxaru (escuelaru sarxapki ukhaxa)

Ukatxa, jilïri jaqinakaxa Tdap booster chhujunxa 11-12 watanaka ukjamaraki sapa 10 wata mantirinakarakiw churatapxañapa, kunjamsa munañaparjamaxa.

¿Kunatsa aka chhujunxaxa taykanakatakix wali wakiskiriwa?

Mä taykax wawasinti utjkächiixa, aka amtawxa yäqasipxañapa. Wali wakiskiriwa suqtäni phajsintakipansa (third trimester) Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañapa. Kunatix uka pachanx taykax anticuerpos (protective proteins) lurasinwa wawaparux placenta taypimpi churarakispa, ukhamat wawamaxa yuritrakispa ukhaxa jark'atäskakiwa.

¿Kuna lurañasa mä chhujunxa chhaqtayata ukhaxa?

Jan llakisipxamti, ukatrakispawa. Mä kuti chhaqtäta ukhaxa, qullasirinakarux (local family clinic) arst'asirakismawa, ukhamata qheqha dosis utjkächi uka churatapxañapataki.

¿Khitinakas jan chhujunxa churatapxañapäki?

Mä qawqha jaqinakaxa qullasirinakjamawa suyt'añapa ukhamaraki janipiniwa churatapxañapäki. Mä jisk'a ch'uxuqampi sarantaskista ukhaxa churataspawa, ukampirusa jach'a jalsu (fever) ukhamaraki jan walt'äwimpi utjkächiixa, qullasiriw t'aqhisiñapa.

Usuri / Luraña Kuna lurañasa
Jach'a jalsunïta (High fever) Chhujunxa churatayasiñkamaxa suyt'añawa, qullasirimpiw arst'añapa.
Mä pacha alergiampi usuntata (Severe allergy) Janipiniw chhujunxa churatapxañapäki, qullasirix yaqha amtawimpiw qullarakispa.
Khathatiñanaka (Neurological conditions) Qullasirimpiw nayraqata arst'añapa, janïr chhujunxa churatasina.

¿Kuna jisk'a jan walt'äwinakaraki chhujunxat uñstaspaxa?

Jach'akjamaxa janiw kuns jisk'achkiti, ukampirusa mä qawqha jisk'a yanapanakaxa utjarakispawa:

  • Chhujunxata p'iqäwixa ch'iyararaki ukhamaraki k'uchuñanaka
  • Aycha usunaka (Body pain)
  • Jisk'a jalsu (Slight fever)
  • P'iqi usuri
  • Amirisiñanaka (Fatigue)

✔️ K'ullu Lurañanaka ukhamaraki ❌ Jan Lurañanaka

  • Lurañanaka: Sapa wawanakana saräwipapuniw qullqasata chhujunxa churatapxañapa.
  • Lurañanaka: Taykanakata suqtäni phajsintakipansa Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañaparakispawa.
  • Jan Lurañanaka: Janipiniw jach'a jalsunïtaspataxa chhujunxax churatayasiñapäki.
  • Jan Lurañanaka: Jan qullasirimpi arst'asisa wawanakana qullqanapataxa jawq'äwi amtawiparux jan q'uchupxamti.

🚨 Kawkqamasa Jach'a Urgencias Utjirjamaxa Arst'añapa

Janiw chhujunxata usuri jan walt'äwipaxa k'uchukiti, ukhamataki mä jach'a llakïwi utjkächi ukhamaraki wawamaxa samart'añtaki ch'amachaskchiixa, wawamaxa jank'akakiw local family clinic jan ukasti nearest hospital emergency department (112) ukaru apanirakismawa, jan ukasti llamkatapxañapa (112).

  • Wawamaxa samart'añtaki ch'amachaskchi ukhamaraki ch'uxuqataraki.
  • Jach'a jalsu (high fever) ukhamaraki khathatiñanaka utjkächi.
  • Jan mikhuyt'añ muni ukhamaraki wali amirisiñampi usuntaskchi.

💡 Apthapiña Yatiyawinaka

  • Qullqasata chhujunxaxa wawanakataki wali usuriwa, ukampirusa jark'añatakiwa.
  • DTaP ukhamaraki Tdap chhujunxanaka wali jark'asiripxi ukhamaraki askipuniwa.
  • Wawanakax qullasäwipjamapuniw qullqasata chhujunxapxatata churatapxañapa.
  • Taykanakata suqtäni phajsintakipansa Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañapa.
  • Sapa kutiw qullasirinakarux arst'añapa, kuna jan walt'äwipasa wakiskirinakataki.
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¿Kawkqamasa qullqasata chhujunxa chhujunxax janchirux jan walt'ayarakispa?

Aka chhujunxax janchirux jisk'a k'uchuñanaka, ch'iyararaki ukhamaraki jisk'a jalsuruw puriyarakispa, ukampirusa pä uru qhiparusti sarxarakiwa.

¿Taqichäwipasa qullqasata chhujunxa chhujunxax jan qullqanïti?

Awki markanaka ukhamaraki qullasirinaka saräwipjamaxa, wawanakatakixa DTaP chhujunxaxa jan qullqaniwa (free of charge) churatarakiwa.

¿Kawkirusa qullqasata chhujunxa chhujunxaxa katusma?

Lokal qullasirinkas jan ukasti primary health center ukaru sarasinsta, ukanwa qullasirinakatakjamaxa chhujunxaxa churatapxta.

¿Kunärakis qullqasata chhujunxa chhujunxax suti?

Aka chhujunxaxa DTaP wawanakataki ukhamaraki Tdap jilïrinakataki sutiqarakitu.

¿Taykanakaxa kuna pachanrakis Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañapa?

Taykanakaxa suqtäni phajsintakipansa (third trimester) Tdap chhujunxa churatapxañapa, ukhamat wawaparux jark'arakispa.

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