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Pertussis (whooping cough) can cause serious illness in infants, children and adults. The disease usually starts with cold-like symptoms and maybe a mild cough or fever. After 1 to 2 weeks, severe coughing can begin. Unlike the common cold, pertussis can become a series of coughing fits that continues for weeks.
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Where is bordetella pertussis most likely to be found?
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.
What does Bortatella pertussis attack?
First of all, the correct spelling is bordetella pertussis. Secondly, do you mean does it attack animals or humans?It is the bacteria that is responsible for whooping cough (or pertussis), which is a respiratory illness in humans. Humans are the only known hosts for bordetella pertussis, and it does not cross between humans and animals.
What is the most common injury from bordetella pertussis?
Damage to the lungs
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.
What is pertussis commonly known as?
Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis.
Pertussis Mode of transmission?
Adults and adolescents are the primary reservoir for pertussis. Pertussis is spread by contact with airborne discharges from the mucous membranes of infected people, who are most contagious during the catarrhal stage. Because the symptoms during the catarrhal stage are nonspecific, pertussis is usually not diagnosed until the appearance of the characteristic cough of the paroxysmal stage.
What is the most common injury pertussis can do?
Frequent bouts of coughing sometimes causes subconjuntival hemorrhage
How do you treat bordetella pertussis?
Bordetella pertussis is typically treated with antibiotics, such as azithromycin or erythromycin, to reduce the severity and duration of symptoms. Supportive care, such as rest, hydration, and monitoring of symptoms, is also important in managing the illness. Additionally, vaccination with the pertussis vaccine is a key preventive measure.
What are the main symptoms of pertussis?
Early symptoms of pertussis are a runny nose, low grade fever, and a mild cough. However, as the disease continues the symptoms expand to include coughing fits followed by the high pitched ''Whoop'', vomiting and exhaustion.
What is the physiology of whooping cough?
B. pertussis causes its most severe symptoms by attaching itself to those cells in the respiratory tract which have cilia.
What is the common name for the pertussis?
Whooping cough.
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Pain and tenderness are common symptoms.
Does bortella pertussis produce exotoxin?
Yes, Bordetella pertussis produces an exotoxin called pertussis toxin. This toxin plays a key role in the pathogenesis of whooping cough by interfering with the host's immune response and contributing to the characteristic symptoms of the disease.
Where pertussis found?
Pertussis occurs worldwide. Pertussis bacteria live in the mouth, nose, and throat of an infected person also called Whooping cough
