Pertussis (Whooping Cough) 百日咳是一种高度传染性疾病,主要发生在儿童和青少年中,由革兰氏阴性菌 Bordetella pertussis引起.症状最初是非特异性上呼吸道感染,然后是阵发性或痉挛性咳嗽,通常以长时间的、尖锐的、鸣叫声收尾。开始表现为非特异性上呼吸道感染,接着出现...
A bacterium known as Bordetella pertussis causes "whooping cough". The name refers to the whooping sound made upon breathing in during a prolonged coughing spell. This vaccine-preventable illness can be life-threatening to young children and even the elderly. In its early stages, it looks like ...
Treatment may reduce the severity or the duration of the disease but only when used early in the course of the disease, usually within the first week. However, since viable organisms have been detected for 3 weeks after the onset of cough, use for antibiotics in the first 4 weeks is ...
Whooping Cough: Whooping cough is a respiratory tract infection that leads to a severe cough. Some of the symptoms of whooping cough are runny nose, nasal congestion, watery eyes, fever, redness in the eyes, fatigue, vomiting, and red or bluish face. ...
Byline: HOLLY THOMASCOMING down with whooping cough sounds like something that might have happened to Oliver Twist. When I tell people I've just had it, a common response is: 'Does it still exist?' But pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is very much still around: in fact, ...
Sharyl Attkisson has covered the case of Elias Tembenis at CBS News. We reported on the US Vaccine Court win in December (HERE) when the result was made public. Read and comment on the story at CBS HERE. Is this...