1) Infectious disease 2) Respiratory disease 3) Respiratory disorder 4) Respiratory illness 5) Whooping cough
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Pertussis—commonly called whooping cough (ŋ, ŋ, or f)—is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. In some countries, this disease is called the 100 days` cough or cough of 100 days. Symptoms are initially mild, and then develop into severe coughing fits, which produce the namesake high-pitched `whoop` sound in......
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whooping cough
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• (n.) The whooping cough.
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(L. per intensive + tussis cough) an acute, highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, most frequently affecting young children, usually caused by Bordetella pertussis; a similar illness has been associated with infection by B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica. It is characterized by a catarrhal stage, beginning after an incubation p....
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A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily. Pertussis begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and gasping for air. Long spells of coughing may cause vomiting, and broken blood vessels in the eyes and on the skin. Also called whooping cough.
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Pertussis is a serious bacterial infection which causes violent coughing. Babies can be protected from the illness by the routine DTP vaccine in the UK.
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<infectious disease> An acute, highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, most frequently affecting young children, usually caused by Bordetella pertussis, a similar illness has been associated with infection by B. Parapertussis and B. Bronchiseptica. ... It is characterised by a catarrhal stage, beginning after an incubation perio...
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(pәr-tus´is) an infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and peculiar paroxysms of coughing. Although it may attack at any age, most cases occur in children. The causative organism is Bordetella pertussis, which is spread by the victim's coughing and sneezing and ...
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Whooping cough
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Per·tus'sis noun [ New Latin , from Latin
per through, very +
tussis cough.]
(Medicine) The whooping cough.
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Whooping cough.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: per-tŭs′is Definitions: 1. An acute infectious inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi caused by Bordetella pertussis; characterized by recurrent bouts of spasmodic coughing that continues until the breath is exhausted, then ending in a noisy inspiratory stridor (the 'whoop') caused by laryngeal spasm. ...
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Our Pertussis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Pertussis Pertussis: Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, 'whooping' indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect young chi...
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tussis convulsiva, pertussis Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, 'whooping' indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect young children, but sometimes appears in teenagers and adults, even those who have been pre...
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contagious illness caused by Bordetella pertussis that causes severe coughing fits followed by a whooping sound during inhalation; commonly known as whooping cough
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(also known as whooping cough) An infectious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis that produces violent, spasmodic coughing; also called whooping cough.
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(whooping cough) Bacterial infectious disease marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough, sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath.
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a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract characterised by short, convulsive coughs that end in a whoop sound when breath is inhaled (commonly called whooping cough); mainly affects children
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Medical name for whooping cough, an infectious disease mainly seen in children
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An infectious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis that produces violent, spasmodic coughing; also called whooping cough.
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Also known as whooping cough, pertussis is a serious and potentially fatal infection that has begun to increase among individuals who are not vaccinated against it. Pertussis can lead to very long hospitalizations and is particularly dangerous for infants.
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(also called whooping cough) mainly affects infants and young children; caused by a bacterium, it is characterized by paroxysms of coughing that end with the characteristic whoop as air is inhaled. Pertussis caused thousands of deaths in the 1930s and 1940s, but with the advent of a vaccine, the rate of death has declined dramati...
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