whooping cough

Dec 20, 2021

Pertussis, also commonly known as whooping cough, is a very highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella Pertussis. Pertussis can be a serious disease for people of all ages but especially for babies. Pertussis vaccines offer the best protection against this very contagious diseas...

Dec 17, 2021

Pertussis, which was first discovered in the Paris epidemic of 1578, is distinguished by a 2-week paroxysmal cough, an inspiratory whoop, posttussive emesis, and posttussive syncope. Pertussis is caused by Bordetella pertussis. In 1906, Bordetella pertussis was discovered, and in the 1940s, a vaccine was created. P...