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Whooping cough

Whooping cough (/ˈhuːpɪŋ/ or /ˈhwʊpɪŋ/), also known as pertussis or the 100-day cough, is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. 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…

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Causes
Bordetella pertussis (spread through the air)
Complications
Vomiting, broken ribs, exhaustion
Deaths
58,700 (2015)
Diagnostic method
Nasopharyngeal swab
Duration
~ 3 months
Frequency
16.3 million (2015)

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Whooping cough

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples62
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
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Whooping cough

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related to Vaccine · 24
Whooping cough → American, American Medical Association, Atlanta, Company, DTaP, DTP, Eli Lilly, Emory University, Georgia, Grace Eldering, HA, HAs, In, Japan, Japanese, Journal, Later, Leila Denmark, Loney Gordon, Over
related to Discovery · 13
Whooping cough → Bordetella, Danish, Evanston Hospital, Faroe Islands, In, Jules Bordet, Louis, Madsen, Octave Gengou, Sauer, These, They, Thorvald Madsen
related to External links · 8
Whooping cough → BacteriologyPBS NOVA, Calling The Shots, Medicine, MedlinePlus, National Library, Pertussis, Todar's Online Textbook, Vaccines
related to Cause · 3
Whooping cough → Bordetella, It, The
related to Host species · 3
Whooping cough → Humans, Outbreaks, Several
Causes · 1
Whooping cough → Bordetella pertussis (spread through the air)
Complications · 1
Whooping cough → Vomiting, broken ribs, exhaustion
Deaths · 1
Whooping cough → 58,700 (2015)
Diagnostic method · 1
Whooping cough → Nasopharyngeal swab
Duration · 1
Whooping cough → ~ 3 months

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Whooping coughCausesBordetella pertussis (spread through the air)1.00infobox
Whooping coughComplicationsVomiting, broken ribs, exhaustion1.00infobox
Whooping coughDeaths58,700 (2015)1.00infobox
Whooping coughDiagnostic methodNasopharyngeal swab1.00infobox
Whooping coughDuration~ 3 months1.00infobox
Whooping coughFrequency16.3 million (2015)1.00infobox
Whooping coughOther namesPertussis, 100-day cough1.00infobox
Whooping coughPreventionPertussis vaccine1.00infobox
Whooping coughSpecialtyInfectious disease1.00infobox
Whooping coughSymptomsRunny nose, fever, cough1.00infobox
Whooping coughTreatmentAntibiotics (if started early)1.00infobox
Whooping coughrelated to CauseThe0.60section

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