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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
100 day cough is also known as whooping cough. I may be wrong but I believe it is contagious. At least in the beginning. I hope this IS NOT what the OP has. This would mean a respiratory infection.
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You are correct. Whooping cough or pertussis has also been known by the archaic term "100 day cough". It IS highly contagious, but fortunately most of us has been vaccinated. Immunity does fade with age, so any grandparents who plan on having close contact with a newborn should be re-vaccinated.