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another word for pertussis is whooping cough ( or ), is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis . Symptoms are initially mild, and then develop into severe coughing fits, which produce the namesake high-pitched "whoop" sound in infected babies and children when they inhale air after coughing.[1] The coughing stage lasts for approximately six weeks before subsiding. In some countries, this disease is called the 100 days' cough or cough of 100 days.[2]
Prevention via vaccination is of primary importance as treatment is of little clinical benefit to the person infected.[3] Antibiotics, however, do decrease the duration of infectiousness and are thus recommended.[3] The disease currently affects 48.5 million people yearly, resulting in nearly 295,000 deaths.
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What is the common medical name of the flu?
'Avian Influenza' is not the scientific name, the scientific name is actually Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza Type A, subtype H5N1. The common names are: Avian Influenza, bird flu, and fowl plague.
What is influenza type A?
influenza type A is the most common and dangerous of all the types of this virus. it has caused many medical panics in history.
What is the Latin name for influenza?
English: Influenza Latin: Gravedo
For which word is 'flu' a common abbreviation?
Influenza.
What sre the most common diseases in spain?
There is the common cold and influenza.
Can you name me a disease?
influenza
Is an influenza like a flu?
They are the same thing. Influenza is the full name of the viral infection and flu is a shortening of the word influenza.
What is the name of a flu epidemic in 1818?
Spanish Influenza a.k.a the Black Death
Is Influenza an intestinal disease?
no it is the flu or common cold
What Is The Pathogen Name For Influenza?
RNA
What is the difference between influenza and flu?
'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza
What is influenza most common victims that it preys upon?
788
