Diseases

Whooping Cough

A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.

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Abstract

A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Bordetella pertussis Infection, Respiratory
  • Pertussis
  • Cough, Whooping
  • Pertusses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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caused by Bordetella pertussis

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Whooping Cough. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014917. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014917
  2. Whooping Cough. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whooping_cough
  3. Whooping Cough. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134859