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Whooping cough is an infectious disease that can be caused by coughing of another person on children, babies and adults which is also the other name of pertussis. When the pertussis bacteria is exposed to the human body in normal cases, whooping cough usually starts developing after 7-10 days of exposure that may change as per the immunity and low immunity people may get infection in three days whereas the high immunity people may take twenty one days.More...
A bacteria found in environment called as Bordatella pertussis causes whooping cough. The Bordatella pertussis causes more harm when it attaches itself to the respiratory tract cells which contain cilia. The cilia in the respiratory tract are small, hair like projections that cleans the tract from alien elements like the dead cells, viruses, mucus and bacteria.
When the B. pertussis hinders in the natural process of cilia, the cellular debris and mucus accrues in the respiratory tract causing irritation, enhancing the productivity of mucus and activate coughing for prolonged time. More...
Pertussis is most commonly known as the whooping cough and is known to be caused by the bacteria known as the Bordatella pertussis. This germ is known to live within the nose, throat and mouth of human beings. It is highly infectious and spread very easily from one person to another.
The bacteria are basically shed in the discharges that usually come out of the throat and nose. This, then, spreads to other people through sneezing or coughing. More...