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What else is whooping cough called?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

pertussis

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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


What is the called when your cough end with a whoop?

A cough that ends with a whoop is called pertussis, also known as whooping cough. This highly contagious bacterial infection causes severe coughing fits that end with a distinctive "whooping" sound as the person tries to inhale. Vaccination is the best way to prevent pertussis.


How do you know you have Whooping cough?

If ur cough makes a whooping sound when u breathe in or cough


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.


Where in the world does whooping cough occur?

Every where in the world you will find whooping cough.


What is the prevention for whooping cough?

The Pertussis, or whooping cough vaccination is called the DTaP for children and the vaccination for adolescents and adults is called the the Tdap. Both protect against whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria.


Which pathogen causes whooping cough?

Most of the time, a bacteria called bordetella pertussis is inhaled, colonizes your lungs and then you get the characteristic whooping cough.


Use whooping cough in a sentence?

We were up all night with a baby who has the whooping cough.


Prevention from whooping cough?

In the UK all children are immunized agains whooping cough in their childhood immunisations therefore preventing whooping cough.


When did the whooping cough start?

Whooping cough began January 2010. It began with infants and newborns.


Does cvs give whooping cough shots?

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