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Whooping Cough Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Bordetella pertussis Bacterium
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Pertussis, or whooping cough, is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis bacteria. It is a serious disease that can cause permanent disability in infants, and even death.
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Whooping cough has four somewhat overlapping stages: incubation, catarrhal stage, paroxysmal stage, and convalescent stage. An individual usually acquires B. pertussis by inhaling droplets infected with the bacteria coughed into the air by someone...
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Diagnosis based only on the patient's symptoms is not particularly accurate, as the catarrhal stage may appear to be a heavy cold, a case of the flu, or a simple bronchitis . Other viruses and tuberculosis infections can cause symptoms similar to ...
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Whooping cough has four somewhat overlapping stages: incubation, catarrhal stage, paroxysmal stage, and convalescent stage. An individual usually acquires B. pertussis by inhaling droplets infected with the bacteria coughed into the air by someone...
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