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Whooping cough (/ ˈ h uː p ɪ ŋ /), also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable bacterial disease. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] Initial symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose , fever, and mild cough, but these are followed by two or three months of severe coughing fits. [ 1 ]
Bordetella pertussis. (Bergey et al. 1923) Moreno-López 1952. Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pathogenic, encapsulated coccobacillus bacterium of the genus Bordetella, and the causative agent of pertussis or whooping cough. Its virulence factors include pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase toxin, filamentous haemagglutinin ...
Bordetella tumbae. Bordetella tumulicola. Bordetella (/ ˌbɔːrdəˈtɛlə /) is a genus of small (0.2 – 0.7 μm), Gram-negative, coccobacilli bacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota. Bordetella species, with the exception of B. petrii, are obligate aerobes, as well as highly fastidious, or difficult to culture. All species can infect humans.
Pertussis vaccine is a vaccine that protects against whooping cough (pertussis). [1][2] There are two main types: whole-cell vaccines and acellular vaccines. [1][2] The whole-cell vaccine is about 78% effective while the acellular vaccine is 71–85% effective. [1][3] The effectiveness of the vaccines appears to decrease by between 2 and 10% ...
The DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine is a class of combination vaccines to protect against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (lockjaw). [7] The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and either killed whole cells of the bacterium that causes pertussis or pertussis antigens.
Margaret Pittman was born on January 20, 1901, in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. A descendant of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper, she was the daughter of a physician, Dr. James Pittman, and Virginia Alice McCormick Pittman. Young Margaret, with her sister Helen and brother James, would often accompany her father in his ...
Cough and cold medicine, cough syrup, lin, lean. [edit on Wikidata] Cold medicines are a group of medications taken individually or in combination as a treatment for the symptoms of the common cold and similar conditions of the upper respiratory tract. The term encompasses a broad array of drugs, including analgesics, antihistamines and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 November 2024. Administration of a vaccine to protect against disease This article is about administration of a vaccine. For the vaccines themselves, see vaccine. See also: Immunization Vaccinations Girl about to be vaccinated in her upper arm ICD-9-CM 99.3 - 99.5 [edit on Wikidata] Part of a series on ...