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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 ..... Click the link for more information. . whooping coughor pertussisAcute, 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis and genotyping to compare clinical isolates of Bordetella pertussis recovered since the early 1990s in Finland and France, 2 countries with similar histories of long-term mass vaccination with whole-cell pertussis vaccines. In 1982, for example, parents whose children were injured by the whole-cell pertussis vaccine formed the organization Dissatisfied Parents Together (DPT) and lobbied for passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which went into effect October 1, 1988. The American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control have recommended an immunization schedule that includes vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and polio. |
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