Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

Caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, whooping cough infections are very contagious ... complications include infants, adults with lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Objectives: Despite World Health Organization endorsed immunization schedules, Bordetella pertussis continues to cause severe infections, predominantly in infants. There is a lack of data on the ...

According to state health officials, the rate of whooping cough infection in Massachusetts ... a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a bacteria that only affects humans.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects your lungs and airways. Pertussis spreads through airborne droplets that are released when an infected person ...