pertussis: see whooping cough whooping cough or pertussis, highly communicable infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The early or catarrhal stage of whooping cough is manifested by the usual symptoms of an upper respiratory infection with
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whooping cough

or pertussis

Acute, very contagious childhood disease, typically with bouts of coughing followed by a long, loud inhalation (whoop) and ending with mucus expulsion and often vomiting. Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, it initially resembles a cold with a short dry cough. Within one or two weeks, coughing bouts begin; this phase usually lasts four to six weeks. Serious complications include bronchopneumonia (pneumonia involving the bronchi), asphyxia, seizures, and signs of brain damage. Treatment is with antibiotics. The pertussis vaccine is usually combined with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids as part of routine childhood immunizations.

pertussis [pər′təs·əs]

(medicine)

An infectious inflammatory bacterial disease of the air passages, caused byHemophilus pertussisand characterized by explosive coughing ending in a whooping inspiration. Also known as whooping cough.

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No references found	To the Editor: Recent reports have raised concerns about transmission of pertussis among troops stationed in Afghanistan and indicated lack of data about pertussis in this country (1,2). Pertussis in Afghanistan, 2007-2008 by Kakar, Rishtya M.; Mojadidi, Mohammad K.; Mofleh, Jawad / Emerging Infectious Diseases Citing examples of two fatal cases of invasive pertussis in unvaccinated young infants, paediatricians Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh explained the how infectious adults within a family can be the source of infection for unimmunised infants, reports the British Medical Journal. Booster vaccine for parents could protect infants from whooping cough by Asian News International Eleven infants born at a Texas hospital in 2004 contracted pertussis from a health care worker, according to a recent study, underscoring the importance of immunizations not only for infants and young children but also for those who care for patients. Worker passes pertussis to infants, underscoring immunization needs by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health	PERT schedule Pert, Candace B. Perth Perth Amboy Perth and Kinross Perth International Arts Festival Perth, James Eric Drummond, 16th earl of perthite perthitic perthosite Perthshire pertica Pertinax pertinency factor Pertsov, Viktor Pertsov, Viktor Osipovich Perttunen, Arkhip Perttunen, Arkhip Ivanovich perturbation perturbation equation Perturbation Function perturbation motion perturbation quantity perturbation theory Perturbations of Celestial Bodies pertussis Peru Peru balsam Peru Basin Peru Battle of Angamos Peru Current Peru Independence Day Peru saltpeter Peru, Viceroyalty Peru-Chile Trench Peruda Perugia Perugino Perugino, IL Perun Perusine War Perutz Perutz, Max Ferdinand Peruvian balsam Peruvian bark Peruvian Communist Party Peruvians Peruzzi Peruzzi, Baldassare pervaporation pervasive computing	Perturbative-Type Green Function Perturbative-Type Single-Particle Green Function Perturbator perturbed perturbed Perturbed Conformal Field Theory Perturbed Free Induction Decay Perturbed Hard Chain Theory Perturbed Lennard-Jones Chain Perturbed Uncoupled Hartree-Fock Perturber perturbing perturbing perturbo perturbs perturbs Pertusaria Pertusariaceae Pertusate Pertuse Pertuses Pertuses Pertuses Pertuses Pertusion pertussal pertussal pertussal pertussal Pertussin ES pertussis Pertussis bacterium Pertussis bacterium Pertussis bacterium Pertussis bacterium pertussis immune globulin pertussis immune globulin pertussis immune globulin Pertussis Serological Potency Test Pertussis toxin pertussis vaccine pertussis vaccine pertussis vaccine pertussis vaccine pertussoid Pertwee, Jon Pertwee, Roland Perty Perty Perty Peru Peru Peru Peru Perú Perú Perú Péru Péru Péru Peru Balsam

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To the Editor: Recent reports have raised concerns about transmission of pertussis among troops stationed in Afghanistan and indicated lack of data about pertussis in this country (1,2).

Pertussis in Afghanistan, 2007-2008 by Kakar, Rishtya M.; Mojadidi, Mohammad K.; Mofleh, Jawad / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Citing examples of two fatal cases of invasive pertussis in unvaccinated young infants, paediatricians Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh explained the how infectious adults within a family can be the source of infection for unimmunised infants, reports the British Medical Journal.

Booster vaccine for parents could protect infants from whooping cough by Asian News International

Eleven infants born at a Texas hospital in 2004 contracted pertussis from a health care worker, according to a recent study, underscoring the importance of immunizations not only for infants and young children but also for those who care for patients.

Worker passes pertussis to infants, underscoring immunization needs by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health

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