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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.
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What are the most common symptoms of pertussis?
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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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.
What is the most common injury from bordetella pertussis?
Damage to the lungs
What is the most effective weapon against bordetella pertussis?
The most effective weapons against pneumonia are anitbiotics.
Where is pertussis most likely found?
it is the bacteria that causes whooping cough and is found in the upper respiratory tract of the lungs.
What is the meaning of Bacterium Bordetella?
Bordetella refers to a genus of bacteria that includes several species, the most notable of which is Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough. These bacteria are typically gram-negative and can infect the respiratory tract, leading to various diseases in humans and animals. Bordetella species are known for their ability to adhere to host cells and evade the immune response, making them significant in the study of infectious diseases.
What is the significance of SOD and catalase to the pathogenesis of bordetella pertussis?
SOD converts the dangerous superoxide radical to hydrogen peroxide, which catalase converts to harmless water and oxygen. Catalases are some of the most efficient enzymes found in cells; each catalase molecule can convert millions of hydrogen peroxide molecules every second.
Medical name for whooping caugh?
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection in your respiratory system caused by a bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis. If you grew up in a developed country, you were probably vaccinated as a child. It affects people of all ages, but is most severe in children. (It is particularly severe in children under 1 year of age.) It was first recognised after a whooping cough epidemic in Paris in 1578. It was then known as the "dog bark," the "chin" cough or "kin" cough, meaning "convulsive" cough. The disease causes sudden attacks of an irritating cough that often end in a high-pitched whooping sound as the child takes a breath. Although immunization has reduced its severity, it is still a common infection. Regular epidemics occur every 3-4 years.
What is most likely to occur in a patient infected with a mutant strain of B pertussis that lacks functional adhesins?
The bacterium would be less likely to colonize the patient's lower respiratory system.
Is pertussis infectious?
Pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, is extremely contagious and is most severe among babies.
What is a dt shot?
In most of the world, the term "DT shot" referrs to a vaccination against diphtheria and tetanus. You will more likely likely come across a "DPT" or "DPaT" vaccine. These vaccines are aimed at diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. In the Netherlands, "DTP" refers to a combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and poliomyelitis (rather than pertussis).
Whopping cough can you still be infected?
According to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, "Pertussis (whooping cough) is a very contagious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. This is one of the most common vaccine-preventable childhood diseases in the U.S. It's important to remember that both children and adults can get pertussis. Since the 1980s, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of pertussis, especially among teens (10-19 years of age) and babies less than 5 months of age. In 2005, there were more than 25,000 total reported cases.
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