pertussis

An infant too young to have received his first round of shots gasps for air after having been infected with pertussis.

If recognized and treated early enough, the effects of infection with pertussis can be somewhat mitigated.

It is the family of man—because where measles and mumps and pertussis are concerned, we are all connected.

Pertussis, or “whooping cough,” is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.

In the case of pertussis, the blame for increasing incidence of new infections may not be entirely the fault of vaccine-deniers.

A marked increase, accompanied by an increase in the total leukocyte count, is seen in pertussis and lymphatic leukemia.

A marked lymphocyte leukocytosis occurs in pertussis, and is of value in diagnosis.

A new combination of well-tried remedies of especial value in pertussis and other spasmodic coughs.

Paroxysms of coughing, with or without whooping, are pathognomonic of pertussis.

As the air rushes past the glottis, which is still partially closed, a sound recalling the whoop of pertussis is heard.