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B. pertussis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacteria that causes whooping cough | Bordetella pertussis |
| Immunization with DTaP, hand washing | prevention |
| antibiotics, humidifier, suction mucus, oxygen therapy, hydration, and nutrition | treatment |
| cold symptoms, mild fever, severe cough with a whooping sound at the end, possible vomiting, exhaustion | symptoms |
| Spreads through tiny droplets of bacteria in air | contagious |
| antibiotic therapy | erythromycin |
| Primary source of infection in infants | adults siblings |
| adolescent and adult vaccine | BOOSTRIX |
| A respiratory tract infection characterized by a paroxysmal cough | Pertussis |
| Attaches to and damages ciliated respiratory epithelium | bacteria |
| Sole reservoir for B.pertussis | humans |
| Most cases occur in this time period | June to September |
| Complications from Pertussis | pneumonia |
| 3-12 days | incubation |
| another name for Bordetella pertussis | whooping cough |
| length of infection | 6 weeks |
| initial symptoms | common cold |
| pneumonia, convulsions, ear infections, slowed or stopped breathing | complications |