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Respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?
pertussis
What is another name for whopping cough?
Whooping cough or Pertussis, is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
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.
What disease does Bordetella pertussis cause?
Pertussis, otherwise known as Whooping Cough or the 100 day cough.
Who invented pertussis vaccine?
Gregor Mendel
What respiratory disease is commonly called whooping cough?
The medical name of the disease is "pertussis".
How do you get Cough?
Whooping cough(or pertussis) is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. When an infected person coughes or sneezes, the bacteria moves through the air. This is the reason Pertussis is an extremely contagious disease.
When was the whooping cough vaccine invented?
This a disease and it was never invented. Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century. The bacteria that causes the infection was discovered in 1906. The vaccine became available in the 1940's.B. pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative bacterial shaped rod.
Who is affected by pertussis?
Pertussis affects babies age 1 or younger most severely and can be fatal for this population. Pertussis is transmitted via respiratory droplets and direct contact with sputum. A person with pertussis is most contagious before the onset of symptoms. After the manifestation of the disease, the person is much less contagious, but can still transmit the disease for over 3 weeks.
A respiratory disease characterized by an acute crowing inspiration or whoop?
pertussis
DPT vaccine protects against which disease?
Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus
How is the highly contagious bacterial disease pertussis more commonly known?
Whooping cough
