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Whooping cough (pertussis) is an acute, highly contagious respiratory infection that is caused by a bacterium. The first outbreaks of pertussis were described in the 16th century. The bacterium responsible for the infection, Bordetella pertussis , was not isolated until...
http://www.medicinenet.com/pertussis/article.htm
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It's caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium, which is transmitted through droplets that are coughed or sneezed into the air by someone who's already infected. Whooping cough is most contagious early on, but the possibility of spreading the illness remains until the infection clears completely...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/whooping-cough/DS00445/DSECTION=causes
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The course of whooping cough is divided into three stages...Often a "whoop" can be heard caused by the gasping person inhaling between coughs...in particular, may appear to stop breathing and perhaps turn blue during the coughing...
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/whooping_cough/page3_em.htm
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Bordetella pertussis is the primary whooping cough cause. There are no other causes, and the infection follows no distinct seasonal pattern. People may become infected with the bacteria by breathing in tiny droplets released into the air by an infected...
http://diseases.emedtv.com/whooping-cough/causes-of-whooping-cough.html
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 Whooping Cough is also known as: wc - whooping cough, tussis convulsiva, Cough is also known as: observation of cough, cough symptom, Whoop is also known as: whooping respiration
Whooping Cough Definition: Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease which causes classic more...
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