Whooping Cough Pertussis Respiratory

Whooping cough (pertussis) is bacteria in the respiratory tract. The bacteria is bordetella pertussis (the infectious agent).  Whooping cough includes inflamed mucous membranes of the nose and throat.  This progressively develops to establish the disease process and the symptom whooping cough is heard.

What began as an irritating cough evolves in to short, frequent, bunches of coughs in a row with no time to breath in between.   At the end of the series of coughs the person inhales through and inflamed, narrowed airway causing the crow like whoop. 

At the end of the violent coughing bout, the person may spit out some mucous that came up.  People are believed to be the only (reservoir) host.  Whooping cough is transmitted through direct contact with discharge from respiratory musous membranes of an infected human by airborne droplets.

Whooping cough is contagious even before the coughs begin to show.   In July of 2011 GlaxoSmithKline received FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval for Boostrix (GSK) to help prevent whooping cough in adults 65 years of age and older.  Seniors are encouraged to discuss their concerns regarding whooping cough with their primary physician.

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