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W ay down yonder and not far off repeat A jay bird died of a whooping cough repeat Wellllllll everyone joins in He whooped and he whooped and he whooped all day repeat riding horse in place. It causes violent coughing you cant stop Whooping cough is most harmful for young babies and can be deadly The DTaP vaccine protects against whooping cough 574315744857441574605737657441574585744557376574605744857445573765745957465574535745657460574 Pertussis vaccine has saved thousands upon thousands of lives but we need to keep up the 57375ght against whooping cough by using vaccines Here is one familys story n Christmas Eve 2009 Katie and Craig welcomed their daughter Callie Grace into the w Gets Worse Fast Early Symptoms 6MLU5736357347ZTWVTZ57347ZHY57347SPRL57347H57347JVTTVU57347JVSK 5747957347 runny nose 5747957347 sneezing Symptoms After 12 Weeks HK57347JVNOPUN57347HHJRZ57347TH57347SLHK57347V 5747957347 VTPPUN 5747957347 H57347YLK573 A mom is awake listening to her baby cough and trying to comfort him She will be too worried to sleep tonight For the past four days her baby has had trouble eating drinking and sleeping because of this awful cough Tomorrow she will miss another d a page 1 of 2 What is whooping cough ? Whooping cough can be a life threatening infection in babies. Whooping cough in babies can lead to apnoea (pauses in normal breathing), pneumonia, feeding probl Whooping Cough. Whooping cough was discovered in 1906 by . two French . scientists and they found the . pertussis bacteria. . 5,000 to 10,000 people died due to the whooping cough bacteria. Whooping cough now kills about 30 people n year due to us now having vaccines available to us. . What’s All The Whoop About. What is Pertussis. Bordetella. pertussis . also referred to as . Whooping Cough. Whooping cough is a disease caused by a fastidious pathogen that invades the respiratory system. This pathogen secretes a toxin that disrupts the normal function of cilia in the lungs,  resulting in a severe cough.. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly infectious bacterial infection spread by coughing and sneezing. It causes severe bouts of coughing, which may be accompanied by vomiting and a w Whooping for Pregnant Women What is whooping cough (pertussis)? Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is a highly contagious illness that can be life threatening. The disease is most serious i Briana D. . Pertussis. Pertussis is also known as whopping cough. Lower Respiratory Tract infection . Etiology. Caused by bacterium Bordetella pertussis . Gram (-) cocci bacterium. Encapsulated immotile aerobe that do not make spores. Jules Bordet and the discovery of Bordetella pertussis B y Janet Lee In 1900, Jules Bordet along with Octave Gengou observed a small ovoid bacterium in the sputum of a 5 - month old child suffering Information for pregnant woman You can start protecting your baby frombefore birth Why do I need to get Tdap vaccine while I am pregnant?CDC recommends Tdap vaccine during your third trimester so tha ASSO.PROF.PEDIATRICS. ICH,GOVT MEDICAL COLLEGE,KOTTAYAM. LEARNING OBJECTIVES. To write 2 agents causing whoop like cough. To list 2 clinical features of whooping cough. To name 3 complication of whooping cough. Communications toolkit. May 2024 . Core script. Whooping cough (pertussis) cases continue to increase and babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. .  . Whooping cough can be serious for babies and may lead to complications resulting in hospitalisation and even death. Sadly, between January and March 2024, five infants died from whooping cough..