Can anyone tell if "whooping cough" can be permanent?

Question

My fiance's son supposed to have it...

Answer 1

My brother had this when he was about 12. He had it for like 4 months and was treated with antibiotics. It did go away and he is fine now. He never got it back and he is 25 now.  

Answer 2

It can be permanent if not treated and can also cause all kinds of other problems. Get him to the doctor, it is easily treated with anti-biotics

Answer 3

It's an infection.  It might take a long time to go away, and after that it might take a while for the damage to heal.  But it is not permanent.  These days it's very easy to treat with antibiotics.  In fact there is a vaccine for it now and it's gotten very rare.  When I was a kid it was more common.