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Pertussis is the medical name for what?
The medical term, pertussis, is what causes whooping cough. Whooping cough is coughing uncontrollably, then gasping for air, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
What is pertussis?
Whooping 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.
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.
Respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?
pertussis
What is pertussis commonly known as?
Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis.
What disease has the symptoms of short fast coughs ending with a whoop sound?
It is called Pertussis or "Whooping Cough".
What is the Scientific name for whopping cough?
Perussis is also known as whooping cough http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertussis
What is the scientific name for whooping cough?
Pertussis.
What is the pathogen of a whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
What is the pathogen of whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
What else is whooping cough called?
pertussis
