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What is another name for whopping cough?

Whooping cough or Pertussis, is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.


Where would a pertussis be hiding in another organism or the place it resides waiting to infect another organism?

lungs


What causes pertussis?

The causative organism is Bordetella pertussis.


What is the vector of the pertussis whooping cough?

It has no vector, it is past from one person to another by the droplets from coughing and sneezing.


Respiratory disease is commonly known as whooping cough?

pertussis


What is pertussis commonly known as?

Whooping cough is the common name for pertussis.


Which word is spelled wrong in this sentence the medical name for the disease commonly known as whooping cough is pertussosis?

The word spelled wrong in the sentence is "pertussosis." The correct spelling is "pertussis." The sentence should read: "The medical name for the disease commonly known as whooping cough is pertussis."


Upper respiratory bacterial infection characterized by a paroxysmal cough?

pertussis


When was pertussis first discovered?

The pertussis bacteria was discovered in 1906. Two French scientists made the discovery of pertussis, which is commonly known as whooping cough.


Medical terminology word scramble regarding respiratory system following words esspirtsu tigprnihays?

pertussis pharyingitis


What is in a DPT shot?

immunizations against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Pertussis is whooping cough.


Who invented the pertussis disease?

God the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth (and pertussis).