Pertussis occurs worldwide. Pertussis bacteria live in the mouth, nose, and throat of an infected person also called Whooping cough
There is not really a place where it is common, but anyone could get it
The first outbreaks of Bordetella Pertussis were described in the 16th century. Bordetella Pertussis was not identified until 1906. There were over 250,000 cases of Bordetella Pertussis per year in the U.S., with up to 9,000 deaths. Bordetella Pertussis was first recognized after an epidemic in Paris in 1578. By 1976, the incidence of Bordetella Pertussis in the U.S. had decreased by 99%. Jules Bordet (1870-1960) along with Octave Gengou discovered Bordetella Pertussis in pure culture in 1906 as the actual cause of Whooping Cough.
it is the bacteria that causes whooping cough and is found in the upper respiratory tract of the lungs.
The causative organism is Bordetella pertussis.
Whooping cough or Pertussis, is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
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Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis.
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The pertussis bacteria was discovered in 1906. Two French scientists made the discovery of pertussis, which is commonly known as whooping cough.
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immunizations against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Pertussis is whooping cough.
The typical treatment for bordatella pertussis are the macrolides, such as azithromycin and erythromycin.
Bordetella pertussis is the bacterium that causes pertussis (whooping cough). It is spread from host to host only by humans and travels through the air. Nobody knows where the bacterium originated but it was first isolated by scientists in Belgium in 1906. Pertussis is highly-contagious and incidents are on the rise in North America. There is a vaccine, but it still remains the leading cause of vaccine-preventable deaths world-wide.