pertussis

  • label
    • pertussis
  • CMI-PB alternative term
    • whooping cough
  • oio:hasExactSynonym
    • whooping cough
    • bordetella infection
    • WC - Whooping cough
  • definition
    • A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in inflammation located_in respiratory tract, has_material_basis_in Bordetella pertussis, or has_material_basis_in Bordetella parapertussis, which produce toxins that paralyze the cilia of the respiratory epithelial cells. The infection is characterized by a prolonged, high-pitched, deeply indrawn breath (whoop).
  • type
  • subclass of