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Whooping cough(or pertussis) is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. When an infected person coughes or sneezes, the bacteria moves through the air. This is the reason Pertussis is an extremely contagious disease.

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11y ago

you get by inhaling a bacteria called bordetalla pertussis that is also why whooping cough is sometimes called PERTUSSIS :) .

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12y ago

Keep yourself clean and germ-free. As simple as that!

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13y ago

An individual usually acquires B. pertussis by inhaling droplets infected with the bacteria coughed into the air by someone already suffering with the infection.

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10y ago

How to prevent whooping cough? There's a vaccine for that.

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8y ago

Avoid contact with infected people or get immunized.

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