PPT-PERTUSSIS

PathogenesisClinical pictureLab treatment amp Prophylaxis By Syed Nafeez Pathogenesis BPertussis is an obligate human parasite surviving only for . Ahmad & Brandi Romero. Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Pertussis . is a highly contagious upper respiratory . infection.. It is commonly known . as whooping cough. .. Belongs to . the family . Alcaligenaceae. Friday, August 3. rd. 2012. Symptoms. Acute /. subacute. Chronic. Localized. Diffuse. Single . Multiple. Static. Progressive. Constant. Intermittent. Single. Episode. Recurrent. Abrupt. Gradual. Severe. Pertussis. Definition. “Whooping cough”. Highly contagious, acute respiratory illness cause by Bordetella pertussis . bacteria. Most commonly affects children . <6 months . of age who . are not completely vaccinated and children 11-12 years . 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.. 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. Jaclyn Topinio. What is the . Tdap. vaccine?. a combined vaccine that protects children and adults against three diseases: . Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis. Tdap. is a booster vaccine. Birth . –. By:. Lecturer Dr. . Thanaa. . Rasheed. Outline. Haemophilus. . influenzae. ,. . Bordetella. . pertussis. ,. . Legionella. . pneumophila. .. Important Properties. Diseases and Pathogenesis, . Laboratory Diagnosis. The . Bordetellae. There are several species of . Bordetella. . . Bordetella. pertussis. ,. a highly communicable and important pathogen of humans, causes whooping cough (pertussis). . Bordetella. . TDaP. ). . Must . have . a dose . every 10 years. .. Must . update . TDaP. if TD is > 2 years old. .. Td . vaccine can protect adolescents and adults from tetanus and diphtheria. Td is usually given as a booster dose every 10 years but it can also be given earlier after a severe and dirty wound or . What is the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine? The Tdap vaccine protects against three diseases: tetanus (lockjaw), diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). The vaccine is a A global picture in 2019.  . April 2021. Prepared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Immunization Division in collaboration with Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) Department of the World Health Organization. . MBBS, MD (. peds. ), . Fellowship National Board. introduction. Pertussis. is an acute respiratory tract infection that was well described initially in the 1500s. . Sydenham first used the term . pertussis. Campbell H, Amirthalingam G, Andrews N, Fry NK, George RC, Harrison T, et al. Accelerating Control of Pertussis in England and Wales. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(1):38-47. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.110784. Quality. . Improvement . to . Reduce . Infant Mortality. Sona Aggarwal, MD MPH. Misa Perron-Burdick, MD, . MAS . Cora Hoover, MD MPH. San Francisco Department of Public Health. www.sfcdcp.org/tdaptoolkit.