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- Pertussis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis In 2018, there were more than 151 000 cases of pertussis globally Pertussis spreads easily from person to person mainly through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing The disease is most dangerous in infants, and is a significant cause of disease and death in
- Pertussis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Pertussis (whooping cough) is caused by Bordetella pertussis, a small Gram-negative coccobacillus that infects the mucosal layers of the human respiratory tract
- Pertussis: What you need to know
The bacterium Bordetella pertussis, that causes the disease, can be found in all countries Pertussis spreads easily from person to person mainly through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing Vaccination programmes significantly reduce pertussis cases and deaths
- Pertussis (whooping cough) WPRO
Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis Pertussis spreads easily from person to person mainly through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing The disease is most dangerous in infants and is a significant cause of disease and death in this age group
- Laboratory manual for the diagnosis of whooping cough caused by . . .
Whooping cough is a worldwide infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis It is a respiratory disease occurring after transmission of the bacteria from person- to-person in airborne droplets The bacteria are highly infectious and unprotected close contacts are liable to become infected Incidence is highest in children under five, except where
- Laboratory Manual for the diagnosis of whooping cough caused by . . .
This manual provides guidelines on laboratory diagnosis of whooping cough
- Pertussis: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Standards
Pertussis (whooping cough), caused by Bordetella pertussis, is endemic in all countries Globally, it is estimated that there were 24 1 million pertussis cases and 160 700 deaths from pertussis in children < 5 years of age in 2014, with periodic epidemics occurring every two to five years Pertussis is transmitted from infected to susceptible individuals by airborne droplets
- Coqueluche - World Health Organization (WHO)
1 Bordetella parapertussis La Bordetella parapertussis peut occasionner des signes et symptômes similaires à ceux de la coqueluche En outre, la surveillance de la Bordetella pertussis pourrait englober l’essai en laboratoire pour la Bordetella parapertussis selon les objectifs du pays
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