Your doctor can confirm infection via blood test or mucus sample. A bacterium called Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough, an upper respiratory disease formally known as pertussis.

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This factsheet explains whooping cough (pertussis) to support nurses in identifying and managing the bacterial infection.

Aaron M. Wendelboe, PhD; Elisabeth Njamkepo, PhD; Antoine Bourillon, MD; D Daniel Floret, MD; Joel Gaudelus, MD; Michael Gerber, MD; Emmanuel Grimprel, MD, PhD; David ...

Whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, is a highly-contagious airborne illness caused by the bacteria, Bordetella pertussis. Some symptoms start as a runny or stuffed-up nose, low-grade fever ...

Casper, Wyo. - According to the Wyoming Department of Health, there have been 30 confirmed pertussis cases in Wyoming so far this year, which is a jump from a reported ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has re-emerged worldwide and continues to be a major health concern. Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, this contagious respiratory infection can ...

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One hypothesis is that the switch from a vaccine containing whole Bordetella pertussis cells to an acellular version with pertussis antigens—a change that happened in the US around the year 2000—might ...

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It also goes by the name pertussis and is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It is only found in humans. The bacteria attach to the cilia of the upper respiratory system and release ...