Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Whooping cough is a serious‚ contagious‚ respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is particularly serious in young children. One in every 200 babies who contract the infection will die. Whooping cough can be prevented by immunisation. What Causes The Disease And How Is It Spread? Pertussis or Whooping Cough is a bacterium that is spread from person to person by an infected person coughing or sneezing. When coughing or sneezing tiny germ-laden
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Whooping Cough Mark Near (Article from the Fresno Bee‚ September 16th‚ 2010) Every year or season a slightly different flu strain awakens‚ infecting our human population. This fall it’s the whooping cough‚ also called pertussis. It is causing many deaths‚ especially in infants. Many health officials have grown concerned with this unexpected new threat‚ mainly because the babies are too young to be fully immunized by the illness. It’s essential to understand how this virus is effecting our
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pertussis is a gram-negative‚ aerobic‚ pathogenic‚ encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella that produces endotoxins and exotoxins. This bacterial infection is found in the lower respiratory tract and is commonly referred to as Whooping Cough. Whooping cough is highly contagious. Classic symptoms include fever and cold like symptoms followed by paroxysmal coughing episodes that leave the infected person gasping for breath with a characteristic “whoop” followed by another coughing spasm. The
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Whooping Cough Everyday parents tell their kids over and over again to “wash your hands!”‚ but how many kids do you think really listen to their parents? I know I never listened to them when it came to staying clean and keeping me healthy when I was younger and lived at home. Many people don’t understand how much washing your hands really helps prevent one from germs and catching diseases. The cleaner you try to keep yourself‚ the less likely your chances to catch a bad disease. One disease
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Whooping Cough A. Name the bacteria that cause this childhood disease. What is its morphology? bacillus bordetella pertussis. B. pertussis is an extremely small‚ strictly aerobic‚ Gram negative‚ cocobacillus short rod. What does “Wooping Cough” mean? Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable‚ violent coughing. The coughing can make it hard to breathe. A deep "whooping" sound is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath. Describe in detail the
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Pertussis – Whooping cough Pertussis (Whooping cough) is an extremely contagious‚ respiratory disease‚ which is caused by the bacterium Bordetella. It is estimated that around 200 infants under the age of 6 months who contract whooping cough will die from pneumonia or brain damage. The disease is spread by airborne droplets from the upper respiratory tract (when the infected person coughs or sneezes) and is highly contagious. Describe the symptoms of Pertussis and any long-term effects on the human
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Cough Heather Colome University of South Florida Cough CASE ONE: Mrs. L. Windermere is a 73-year-old woman under your care for more than a decade. She has no chronic medical conditions and comes in once a year in the spring just to “catch up.” In this visit her only complaint is a cough. It started a month or two ago following a cold. She hadn’t been very ill – just some congestion and rhinorrhea. After those symptoms mostly resolved‚ she developed this cough. She asks‚ “Is there something
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to not vaccinate their children. Modern medicine has help to keep people more healthy because of vaccinations. Most people believe it is important to have their children vaccinated and about ten percent choose to delay them‚ or not have them. Whooping cough is a bronchitis infection that is very contagious‚ infants with this illness may die from it. Many diseased that were eliminated are beginning to return. Unvaccinated people can become with ill and spread them to thousand of people. Larger cities
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Whooping cough (also well known as pertussis) is a contagious respiratory tract infection. People‚ suffering from the whooping cough have a very severe hacking cough‚ which is followed by the sounds like whoop. Earlier this illness was typically childish. However‚ after the development of the vaccine the situation has changed for the better. If your kid has completed the full course of vaccinations‚ this disease will not affect his or her. Nevertheless‚ children under one year can catch whooping
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Do you really know what whooping cough can do to people? The Whooping cough disease can be fatal to people with weak immune systems or young kids and elderly people. Whooping cough can be spread by the air. Currently‚ the most dangerous disease in the U.S is whooping cough because it can spread easily and is fatal. You will read about how It spreads easily‚ how It can kills people‚ and how Whooping cough vaccines can wear off after a couple years. whooping cough is so dangerous because spreads easily
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