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Do you need to get whooping cough vaccine if you had whooping cough as a child?
Probably. If you are an adult and had pertussis as a small child, your specific immunity may be weakened after all this time. It wouldn't hurt to get the vaccination, especially if you are going to...
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What is whooping cough?
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection in your respiratory system caused by a bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis. If you grew up in a developed country, you were probably...
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How do you get the whooping cough?
you get by inhaling a bacteria called bordetalla pertussis that is also why whooping cough is sometimes called PERTUSSIS
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How do you get whooping cough?
Whooping cough(or pertussis) is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. When an infected person coughes or sneezes, the bacteria moves through the air. This is the reason Pertussis is an...
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Can people die from whooping cough?
Well, they CAN...but these days the SHOULDN'TYes, it can - but not directly unless you have a bunch of other stuff wrong with you. How it can kill you is by causing cells to die and creating food for...