| pertussis |
whooping cough: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
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| pertussis |
a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract characterized by short, convulsive coughs that end in a whoop sound when breath is inhaled (commonly called whooping cough); mainly affects children
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| pertussis |
An infectious disease characterized by recurrent spasmodic bouts of coughing that continues until the breath is exhausted, then ending in an inspiratory stridor (the "whoop") caused by laryngeal spasm. It is caused by Bordetella pertussis.
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| pertussis immune g. |
[USP] a specific immune globulin derived from human donors immunized with pertussis vaccine; used for prophylaxis and treatment of pertussis. Formerly called pertussis immune human g.
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| pertussis s. |
1. pertussis-like s. 2. pertussis.
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