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The whooping cough is spread when you come into contact with droplets of fluid coming from the infected person's nose or throat. If these droplets are inhaled or getting them on your hands and then touching your nose or mouth.
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How whooping cough got the name?
by the "whooping" sound a person makes from trying to breath after having a coughing fit.
Pertussis is the medical name for what?
The medical term, pertussis, is what causes whooping cough. Whooping cough is coughing uncontrollably, then gasping for air, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
Are VRE and MRSA spreaded by coughing or sneezing?
yes.especially the strain USA300,from USA,currently causing serious problems in the UK.
Where does the bacteria hide in whooping cough?
Whooping cough also known as pertussis is a contagious disease that causes severe coughing. The bacteria that causes whooping cough is gram negative, and hides in the tissues of the human body.
Does my daughter have whooping cough?
Whooping cough could definitely be a possibility. Children and adults with whooping cough will sound as if they are gasping for air during a coughing spell. These most often are worse at night. Pertussis is a contagious bacterial infection where there is an overabundance of mucus present. Coughing can last up to ten weeks.
What is the vector of the pertussis whooping cough?
It has no vector, it is past from one person to another by the droplets from coughing and sneezing.
How was pertussis discovered?
it was started when this dude named daddy bill started coughing and it made a whooping sound in 1010
What are some whooping cough symptoms?
Whooping cough symptoms are very similar to those of the common cold! Examples of the symptoms could be, headaches, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, fever, and many more.
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.
What are the symptoms of whooping cough and how is it prevented?
Whooping cough starts mild and acts like a cold with symptoms like runny nose, congestion, sneezing, dry cough and a mild fever. Symptoms may worsen after a few weeks and may have vomiting and cough with a high pitched "whooping" sound between breathes.
Can you get tear cartilage in your abdominal oblique muscle by doing forceful excessive coughing?
Yes. This is actually common in people who get whooping cough or bronchitis.
What can you do for a baby who is coughing?
If the baby is coughing deeply (chest depresses with each exhale and cough sounds like a seal barking) your baby might have whooping cough. This requires a trip to the doctor or emergency room for breathing treatments.
