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The Respiratory System
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What areas of the body does whooping cough attacts?
Lungs and respiratory system.
Whooping cough a bacterium?
Whooping cough - or pertussis - is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in.
Respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?
pertussis
What sex does whooping cough affect most?
Females.
How is bordetella pertussis caused?
This bacterium is a causative agent of whooping cough disease or Pertussis. It causes the disease by infecting human respiratory system.
Diagnosis of whooping cough?
Whooping cough is a respiratory tract infection that is highly contagious. Diagnosis of whooping cough can be difficult because the symptoms and signs are similar to other common respiratory illnesses. Doctors may use a throat culture or nose test, blood tests or a chest X-ray to further diagnose the illness.
What respiratory disease is commonly called whooping cough?
The medical name of the disease is "pertussis".
Which upper respiratory bacterial infection is characterized by a paroxysmal?
A paroxysm is a sudden recurrence or intensification of signs and symptoms of a disease. In the case of the respiratory system the bacterial infection is known as pertussis, or whooping cough.
What disease has the symptoms of short fast coughs ending with a whoop sound?
It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
What shape is whooping cough?
the shape of whooping cough
Where is pertussis most likely found?
it is the bacteria that causes whooping cough and is found in the upper respiratory tract of the lungs.
What are the top 6 killer disease in Nepal?
the top six killer disease in Nepal are diarrhea, measles, respiratory tract infection, tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough.
